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 |
|---|---|
| queer | differing in some way from what is usual or normal : odd |
| episodic | made up of separate especially loosely connected episodes |
| bandy | to discuss lightly or banteringly |
| palliate | to reduce the violence of (a disease) |
| abusive | using harsh, insulting language |
| unmitigated | not lessened : unrelieved |
| humdrum | monotonous |
| insatiable | incapable of being satisfied : quenchless |
| resonant | continuing to sound : echoing |
| apparition | an unusual or unexpected sight : phenomenon |