GRE Word List
CONTAGION
a contagious disease
The meaning of the word contagion is a contagious disease.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| stem_from | arise from; originate from |
| headstrong | not easily restrained : impatient of control, advice, or suggestions |
| irksome | tending to irk : tedious |
| swerve | to turn aside abruptly from a straight line or course : deviate |
| litter | a covered and curtained couch provided with shafts and used for carrying a single passenger |
| natation | the action or art of swimming |
| rag | a waste piece of cloth |
| beset | to set or stud with or as if with ornaments |
| exhort | to incite by argument or advice : urge strongly |
| murky | characterized by a heavy dimness or obscurity caused by or like that caused by overhanging fog or smoke |