GRE Word List
CONTAGION
a contagious disease
The meaning of the word contagion is a contagious disease.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| caliber | degree of mental capacity or moral quality |
| clap | to strike (two things, such as two flat, hard surfaces) together so as to produce a sharp percussive noise |
| plenary | complete in every respect : absolute |
| impenitent | not penitent |
| ennui | a feeling of weariness and dissatisfaction : boredom |
| gastronomy | the art or science of good eating |
| pitfall | trap |
| bicameral | having, consisting of, or based on two legislative chambers (see chamber |
| acerbity | the quality of being acerbic |
| domineer | to exercise arbitrary or overbearing control |