GRE Word List

CONTAGION

a contagious disease

The meaning of the word contagion is a contagious disease.

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WordMeaning
cynicalhaving or showing the attitude or temper of a cynic: such as
indulgentwilling to allow excessive leniency, generosity, or consideration : indulging or characterized by indulgence
symbiosisthe living together in more or less intimate association or close union of two dissimilar organisms (as in parasitism or commensalism)
compulsorymandatory
punditpandit
tacitexpressed or carried on without words or speech
gallowsa frame usually of two upright posts and a transverse beam from which criminals are hanged
lotan object used as a counter in determining a question by chance see also throw in one's lot with
maniacalaffected with or suggestive of madness
appendattach