GRE Word List
CONTAGION
a contagious disease
The meaning of the word contagion is a contagious disease.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| herbivorous | feeding on plants |
| incriminate | to charge with or show evidence or proof of involvement in a crime or fault |
| unaccountable | not to be accounted for : inexplicable |
| opiate | an alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance |
| madrigal | a medieval short lyrical poem in a strict poetic form |
| cistern | an artificial reservoir (such as an underground tank) for storing liquids and especially water (such as rainwater) |
| bludgeon | a short stick that usually has one thick or loaded end and is used as a weapon |
| plaster | a medicated or protective dressing that consists of a film (as of cloth or plastic) spread with a usually medicated substance |
| murky | characterized by a heavy dimness or obscurity caused by or like that caused by overhanging fog or smoke |
| lethargic | of, relating to, or characterized by laziness or lack of energy : feeling or affected by lethargy : sluggish |