GRE Word List

CONTAGION

a contagious disease

The meaning of the word contagion is a contagious disease.

Random words

WordMeaning
archaichaving the characteristics of the language of the past and surviving chiefly in specialized uses
complacencyself-satisfaction especially when accompanied by unawareness of actual dangers or deficiencies
pedigreea register recording a line of ancestors
extemporaneouscomposed, performed, or uttered on the spur of the moment : impromptu
solecisman ungrammatical combination of words in a sentence
redundantexceeding what is necessary or normal : superfluous
rostruman ancient Roman platform for public orators
prolongto lengthen in time : continue
hypotheticalinvolving or being based on a suggested idea or theory : being or involving a hypothesis : conjectural
atrocitya shockingly bad or atrocious act, object, or situation