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

WordMeaning
surreptitiousdone, made, or acquired by stealth : clandestine
parryto ward off a weapon or blow
outcastone that is cast out or refused acceptance (as by society) : pariah
sledgesledgehammer
deflectto turn (something) aside especially from a straight course or fixed direction
intermediarymediator
puerilejuvenile
refectorya dining hall (as in a monastery or college)
subterfugedeception by artifice or stratagem in order to conceal, escape, or evade
trampto walk, tread, or step especially heavily