GRE Word List
CONTAGION
a contagious disease
The meaning of the word contagion is a contagious disease.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| extort | to obtain from a person by force, intimidation, or undue or illegal power : wring |
| onslaught | an especially fierce attack |
| righteous | acting in accord with divine or moral law : free from guilt or sin |
| misdemeanor | a crime less serious than a felony (see felony |
| disburse | to pay out : expend especially from a fund |
| theocracy | government of a state by immediate divine guidance or by officials who are regarded as divinely guided |
| molecule | the smallest particle of a substance that retains all the properties (see property |
| suppress | to put down by authority or force : subdue |
| copious | yielding something abundantly |
| unprepossessing | not tending to create a favorable impression : not prepossessing |