GRE Word List
CONTAGION
a contagious disease
The meaning of the word contagion is a contagious disease.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ostentatious | attracting or seeking to attract attention, admiration, or envy often by gaudiness or obviousness : overly elaborate or conspicuous : characterized by, fond of, or evincing ostentation |
| ponderous | of very great weight |
| prehensile | adapted for seizing or grasping especially by wrapping around |
| subsidiary | furnishing aid or support : auxiliary |
| canard | a false or unfounded report or story |
| cathartic | of, relating to, or producing catharsis |
| prefatory | of, relating to, or constituting a preface |
| recumbent | suggestive of repose : leaning |
| exculpate | to clear from alleged fault or guilt |
| forsake | to renounce or turn away from entirely |