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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| trepidation | a nervous or fearful feeling of uncertain agitation : apprehension |
| causal | expressing or indicating cause : causative |
| calamity | a disastrous event marked by great loss and lasting distress and suffering |
| pensive | musingly or dreamily thoughtful |
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| impartial | not partial or biased : treating or affecting all equally |
| precipitous | precipitate |
| exceptionable | being likely to cause objection : objectionable |
| colloquy | conversation |
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