GRE Word List
CONTAGION
a contagious disease
The meaning of the word contagion is a contagious disease.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| tenet | a principle, belief, or doctrine generally held to be true |
| provision | the act or process of providing |
| expiate | to make amends for |
| antiquity | ancient times |
| absolve | to set (someone) free from an obligation or the consequences of guilt |
| bar | a straight piece (as of wood or metal) that is longer than it is wide and has any of various uses (as for a lever, support, barrier, or fastening) |
| litter | a covered and curtained couch provided with shafts and used for carrying a single passenger |
| ejaculation | an act of ejaculating |
| askew | out of line : at an angle |
| reverie | daydream |