GRE Word List
CONTAGION
a contagious disease
The meaning of the word contagion is a contagious disease.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| derision | the use of ridicule or scorn to show contempt |
| symmetry | balanced proportions |
| accessory | an object or device that is not essential in itself but adds to the beauty, convenience, or effectiveness of something else |
| glamor | an exciting and often illusory and romantic attractiveness |
| contention | a point advanced or maintained in a debate or argument |
| avert | to turn away or aside (the eyes, one's gaze, etc.) in avoidance |
| ardor | an often restless or transitory warmth of feeling |
| understate | to represent as less than is the case |
| knotty | marked by or full of knots |
| induce | to move by persuasion or influence |