GRE Word List
CONTAMINATE
to soil, stain, corrupt, or infect by contact or association
The meaning of the word contaminate is to soil, stain, corrupt, or infect by contact or association.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| discrepancy | the quality or state of disagreeing or being at variance |
| scuffle | to struggle at close quarters with disorder and confusion |
| mincing | affectedly dainty or delicate |
| freebooter | pirate |
| epilogue | a concluding section that rounds out the design of a literary work |
| recipient | one that receives : receiver |
| disperse | to cause to break up (see break up |
| febrile | marked or caused by fever : feverish |
| perspicuity | plain to the understanding especially because of clarity and precision of presentation |
| domineer | to exercise arbitrary or overbearing control |