GRE Word List

CONTAGION

a contagious disease

The meaning of the word contagion is a contagious disease.

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nonentitysomething that does not exist or exists only in the imagination
surrogateone appointed to act in place of another : deputy
disparageto depreciate (see depreciate
executiveof or relating to the execution of the laws and the conduct of public and national affairs
tribunea Roman official under the monarchy and the republic with the function of protecting the plebeian citizen from arbitrary action by the patrician magistrates
predatoran organism that primarily obtains food by the killing and consuming of other organisms : an organism that lives by predation
cronea cruel or ugly old woman
pliablesupple enough to bend freely or repeatedly without breaking
circumscribeto constrict (see constrict
meleea confused struggle