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 |
|---|---|
| maraud | to roam about and raid in search of plunder |
| checkered | marked by alternating squares of different colors, shades, or materials |
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
| incipient | beginning to come into being or to become apparent |
| suborn | to induce secretly to do an unlawful thing |
| earmark | a mark of identification on the ear of an animal |
| adapt | to make fit (as for a new use) often by modification |
| writhe | to twist into coils or folds |
| disparate | markedly distinct in quality or character |
| writ | something written : writing |