GRE Word List

CONTAGION

a contagious disease

The meaning of the word contagion is a contagious disease.

Random words

WordMeaning
discrepancythe quality or state of disagreeing or being at variance
desperatehaving lost hope
morbidof, relating to, or characteristic of disease
tenaciousnot easily pulled apart : cohesive
renounceto give up, refuse, or resign usually by formal declaration
rehabilitateto restore to a former capacity : reinstate
obduratestubbornly persistent in wrongdoing
usurpto seize and hold (office, place, functions, powers, etc.) in possession by force or without right
chroniccontinuing or occurring again and again for a long time
expeditiousmarked by or acting with prompt efficiency