GRE Word List
CONTAGION
a contagious disease
The meaning of the word contagion is a contagious disease.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| prepossessing | creating prejudice |
| demolition | the act of demolishing |
| paean | a joyous song or hymn of praise, tribute, thanksgiving, or triumph |
| queasy | causing nausea |
| entomology | a branch of zoology that deals with insects |
| bilious | of or relating to a yellow or greenish fluid that is secreted by the liver and that aids especially in the emulsification and absorption of fats : of or relating to bile (see bile |
| stout | strong of character: such as |
| elusive | tending to elude: such as |
| cohere | to hold together firmly as parts of the same mass |
| grouch | a fit of bad temper |