GRE Word List

CONTAGION

a contagious disease

The meaning of the word contagion is a contagious disease.

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apexthe uppermost point : vertex
garnishdecorate
freneticmarked by fast and energetic, disordered, or anxiety-driven activity : frenzied
propulsivetending or having power to propel
implicitcapable of being understood from something else though unexpressed : implied
ligneousof or resembling wood
premisea proposition antecedently supposed or proved as a basis of argument or inference
filingan act or instance of using a file
egoisma doctrine that individual self-interest is the actual motive of all conscious action
sophomoricconceited and overconfident of knowledge but poorly informed and immature