GRE Word List
CONTAGION
a contagious disease
The meaning of the word contagion is a contagious disease.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| munificent | very liberal in giving or bestowing (see bestow |
| wake | to be or remain awake |
| coup | a sudden decisive exercise of force in politics and especially the violent overthrow or alteration of an existing government by a small group : coup d'Γ©tat |
| tardy | moving slowly : sluggish |
| slap | to strike sharply with or as if with the open hand |
| caldron | a large kettle or boiler |
| deserts | arid land with usually sparse vegetation |
| sonnet | a fixed verse form of Italian origin consisting of 14 lines that are typically 5-foot iambics rhyming according to a prescribed scheme |
| hireling | a person who serves for hire especially for purely mercenary motives |
| bohemian | a native or inhabitant of Bohemia |