GRE Word List

CONTAGION

a contagious disease

The meaning of the word contagion is a contagious disease.

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devoutcommitted or devoted to religion or to religious duties or exercises
opaqueblocking the passage of radiant energy and especially light : exhibiting opacity (see opacity
dregssediment contained in a liquid or precipitated (see precipitate
curtailto make less by or as if by cutting off or away some part
didacticdesigned or intended to teach
ingrainedforming a part of the essence or inmost being : deep-seated
choreographythe art of symbolically representing dancing
maelstroma powerful often violent whirlpool sucking in objects within a given radius
apprehendarrest
urgeto present, advocate, or demand earnestly or pressingly