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 |
|---|---|
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| perpetual | continuing forever : everlasting |
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| retroactive | extending in scope or effect to a prior time or to conditions that existed or originated in the past |
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