GRE Word List
CONTAGION
a contagious disease
The meaning of the word contagion is a contagious disease.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| lottery | a drawing of lots in which prizes are distributed to the winners among persons buying a chance |
| leave-taking | departure |
| forego | to go before : precede |
| inured | to accustom to accept something undesirable |
| staccato | cut short or apart in performing : disconnected |
| subsume | to include or place within something larger or more comprehensive : encompass as a subordinate or component element |
| hurl | rush |
| affidavit | a sworn statement in writing made especially under oath or on affirmation (see affirmation |
| pejorative | a word or phrase that has negative connotations (see connotation |
| authoritarian | of, relating to, or favoring blind submission to authority |