GRE Word List

CONTAGION

a contagious disease

The meaning of the word contagion is a contagious disease.

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WordMeaning
salientmoving by leaps or springs : jumping
precursorone that precedes and indicates the approach of another
amokan episode of sudden mass assault against people or objects usually by a single individual following a period of brooding that has traditionally been regarded as occurring especially in Malaysian culture but is now increasingly viewed as psychopathological behavior occurring worldwide in numerous countries and cultures
gustatoryrelating to or associated with eating or the sense of taste
relevanthaving significant and demonstrable bearing on the matter at hand
exclaimto cry out or speak in strong or sudden emotion
ignoblecharacterized by baseness, lowness, or meanness
shiftto exchange for or replace by another : change
oratorone who delivers an oration
pursea small bag for money