GRE Word List
CONTAGION
a contagious disease
The meaning of the word contagion is a contagious disease.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| impinge | encroach |
| staid | marked by settled sedateness and often prim self-restraint : sober |
| temporal | of or relating to time as opposed to eternity |
| daunt | to lessen the courage of : cow |
| blowhard | an arrogantly and pompously boastful or opinionated person : braggart |
| glossy | having a surface luster or brightness |
| philistine | a native or inhabitant of ancient Philistia |
| apocryphal | of doubtful authenticity : spurious |
| epaulet | something that ornaments or protects the shoulder: such as |
| piebald | composed of incongruous parts |