GRE Word List

CONTAGION

a contagious disease

The meaning of the word contagion is a contagious disease.

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WordMeaning
lushgrowing vigorously especially with luxuriant foliage
arbitera person with power to decide a dispute : judge
modean arrangement of the eight diatonic notes or tones of an octave according to one of several fixed schemes of their intervals (see interval
filthfoul or putrid matter
domicilea dwelling place : place of residence : home
supplantto supersede (another) especially by force or treachery
eschewto avoid habitually especially on moral or practical grounds : shun
slinkto go or move stealthily or furtively (as in fear or shame) : steal
impersonalhaving no personal reference or connection
rueto feel penitence, remorse, or regret for