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 |
|---|---|
| supererogatory | observed or performed to an extent not enjoined or required |
| finicky | extremely or excessively particular, exacting, or meticulous in taste or standards |
| desolate | devoid of inhabitants and visitors : deserted |
| growl | rumble |
| protocol | an original draft, minute, or record of a document or transaction |
| dally | to act playfully |
| trigger | a piece (such as a lever) connected with a catch or detent as a means of releasing it |
| predecessor | one that precedes |
| practical | of, relating to, or manifested in practice or action : not theoretical or ideal |
| antediluvian | of or relating to the period before the flood described in the Bible |