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 |
|---|---|
| corporeal | having, consisting of, or relating to a physical material body: such as |
| protege | one who is protected or trained or whose career is furthered by a person of experience, prominence, or influence |
| venue | locale |
| bedizen | to dress or adorn gaudily |
| vulture | any of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion |
| monolithic | of, relating to, or resembling a monolith : huge |
| carcinogenic | producing or tending to produce cancer |
| artless | lacking art, knowledge, or skill : uncultured |
| resumption | an act or instance of resuming : recommencement |
| crescendo | a gradual increase |