GRE Word List
CONTAGION
a contagious disease
The meaning of the word contagion is a contagious disease.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| proclivity | an inclination or predisposition toward something |
| pastiche | a literary, artistic, musical, or architectural work that imitates the style of previous work |
| decapitate | to cut off the head of : behead |
| stolid | having or expressing little or no sensibility : unemotional |
| raucous | disagreeably harsh or strident : hoarse |
| vagary | an erratic, unpredictable, or extravagant manifestation, action, or notion |
| intellect | the power of knowing as distinguished from the power to feel and to will : the capacity for knowledge |
| auxiliary | offering or providing help |
| flourish | to grow luxuriantly : thrive |
| tenant | one who has the occupation or temporary possession of lands or tenements of another |