GRE Word List
CONTAGION
a contagious disease
The meaning of the word contagion is a contagious disease.
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cunning | dexterous or crafty in the use of special resources (such as skill or knowledge) or in attaining an end |
squalor | the quality or state of being squalid |
ecliptic | of or relating to the ecliptic or an eclipse |
sanction | a formal decree |
debar | to bar from having or doing something : preclude |
paramour | lover |
ambience | a feeling or mood associated with a particular place, person, or thing : atmosphere |
porous | possessing or full of pores |
atone | to make amends : to provide or serve as reparation or compensation for something bad or unwelcome |
provident | frugal |