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.

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hindmostfarthest to the rear : last
beseechto beg for urgently or anxiously
invertto reverse in position, order, or relationship
desertsarid land with usually sparse vegetation
finalethe close or termination of something: such as
largessliberal giving (as of money) to or as if to an inferior
caucusa closed meeting of a group of persons belonging to the same political party or faction usually to select candidates or to decide on policy
unexceptionablenot open to objection or criticism : beyond reproach : unimpeachable
waxa substance that is secreted by bees and is used by them for constructing the honeycomb, that is a dull yellow solid plastic when warm, and that is composed primarily of a mixture of esters, hydrocarbons, and fatty acids : beeswax
congealto change from a fluid to a solid state by or as if by cold