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 |
|---|---|
| browbeat | to intimidate or disconcert by a stern manner or arrogant speech : bully |
| reinstate | to place again (as in possession or in a former position) |
| murky | characterized by a heavy dimness or obscurity caused by or like that caused by overhanging fog or smoke |
| truism | an undoubted or self-evident truth |
| unobtrusive | not obtrusive : not blatant, arresting, or aggressive : inconspicuous |
| imperil | to bring into peril : endanger |
| viper | a common Eurasian venomous snake (Vipera berus) that attains a length of about two feet (0.6 meter), varies in color from red, brown, or gray with dark markings to black, and is usually not fatal to humans |
| temerity | unreasonable or foolhardy contempt of danger or opposition : rashness |
| disparity | a noticeable and usually significant difference or dissimilarity |
| consequential | of the nature of a secondary result : indirect |