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 |
|---|---|
| resound | to become filled with sound : reverberate |
| atone | to make amends : to provide or serve as reparation or compensation for something bad or unwelcome |
| rigor | harsh inflexibility in opinion, temper, or judgment : severity |
| legerdemain | sleight of hand |
| amalgam | a mixture of different elements |
| incognito | with one's identity concealed |
| mellifluous | having a smooth rich flow |
| august | marked by majestic dignity or grandeur |
| acidulous | somewhat acid or harsh in taste or manner |
| address | to mark directions for delivery on |