GRE Word List
CONTAGION
a contagious disease
The meaning of the word contagion is a contagious disease.
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| meretricious | of or relating to a prostitute : having the nature of prostitution |
| tender | marked by, responding to, or expressing the softer emotions : fond |
| waif | a stray person or animal |
| confide | to have confidence : trust |
| deface | to mar the appearance of : injure by effacing significant details |
| inhibited | to prohibit from doing something |
| matinee | a musical or dramatic performance or social or public event held in the daytime and especially the afternoon |
| fetish | an object (such as a small stone carving of an animal) believed to have magical power to protect or aid its owner |
| minatory | having a menacing quality |
| inundate | overwhelm |