GRE Word List
CONTAGION
a contagious disease
The meaning of the word contagion is a contagious disease.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| significant | having meaning |
| strangle | to choke to death by compressing the throat with something (such as a hand or rope) : throttle |
| leeway | an allowable margin of freedom or variation : tolerance |
| caliber | degree of mental capacity or moral quality |
| vitreous | resembling glass (as in color, composition, brittleness, or luster) : glassy |
| intrigue | the practice of engaging in secret schemes |
| tart | agreeably sharp or acid to the taste |
| recluse | marked by withdrawal from society : solitary |
| thrash | to beat soundly with or as if with a stick or whip : flog |
| deleterious | harmful often in a subtle or unexpected way |