GRE Word List
CONTAGION
a contagious disease
The meaning of the word contagion is a contagious disease.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| divest | to deprive or dispossess especially of property, authority, or title |
| concede | to acknowledge grudgingly or hesitantly |
| altercation | a noisy, heated, angry dispute |
| tender | marked by, responding to, or expressing the softer emotions : fond |
| braggadocio | empty boasting |
| asteroid | any of the small rocky celestial bodies found especially between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter |
| arboretum | a place where trees, shrubs, and herbaceous plants are cultivated for scientific and educational purposes |
| prone | having a tendency or inclination : being likely |
| arcane | known or knowable only to a few people : secret |
| voracious | having a huge appetite : ravenous |