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
protegeone who is protected or trained or whose career is furthered by a person of experience, prominence, or influence
oafa stupid person : boob
censora person who supervises conduct and morals: such as
fulsomecharacterized by abundance : copious
skulduggeryunderhanded or unscrupulous behavior
consolidationthe act or process of consolidating : the state of being consolidated
expurgateto cleanse of something morally harmful, offensive, or erroneous
waylayto lie in wait for or attack (someone) from ambush
proselytizeto induce someone to convert to one's faith
sporadicoccurring occasionally, singly, or in irregular or random instances