GRE Word List
CONTAGION
a contagious disease
The meaning of the word contagion is a contagious disease.
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| Word | Meaning |
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| cornucopia | a curved, hollow goat's horn or similarly shaped receptacle (such as a horn-shaped basket) that is overflowing especially with fruit and vegetables (such as gourds, ears of corn, apples, and grapes) and that is used as a decorative motif emblematic of abundance |
| humdrum | monotonous |
| junta | a council or committee for political or governmental purposes |
| abet | to actively second and encourage (something, such as an activity or plan) |
| debase | to lower in status, esteem, quality, or character |
| maudlin | drunk enough to be emotionally silly |
| gaunt | excessively thin and angular |
| quiescent | marked by inactivity or repose : tranquilly at rest |
| benign | of a mild type or character that does not threaten health or life |
| misapprehension | to apprehend wrongly : misunderstand |