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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| malign | evil in nature, influence, or effect : injurious |
| missive | a written communication : letter |
| deplete | to empty of a principal substance |
| affinity | relationship by marriage |
| toss | to throw with a quick, light, or careless motion or with a sudden jerk |
| murky | characterized by a heavy dimness or obscurity caused by or like that caused by overhanging fog or smoke |
| hem | a border of a cloth article doubled back and stitched down |
| deprecate | to express disapproval of |
| overture | an initiative toward agreement or action : proposal |
| caldron | a large kettle or boiler |