GRE Word List

CONTAGION

a contagious disease

The meaning of the word contagion is a contagious disease.

Random words

WordMeaning
verbalizeto express something in words
browseto eat (tender shoots, twigs, leaves of trees and shrubs, etc.) : to consume as browse (see browse
recessionthe act or action of receding : withdrawal
foilto prevent from attaining an end : defeat
allegiancethe obligation of a feudal vassal to his liege lord
discrepancythe quality or state of disagreeing or being at variance
bristlea short stiff coarse hair or filament
emendto correct usually by textual alterations
captiousmarked by an often ill-natured inclination to stress faults and raise objections
extirpateto destroy completely : wipe out