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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WordMeaning
derivationthe formation of a word from another word or base (as by the addition of a usually noninflectional affix)
dissentto withhold assent or approval
facultyability
bartererto trade by exchanging one commodity for another : to trade goods or services in exchange for other goods or services
extrudeto force, press, or push out
spliceto unite (two ropes or two parts of a rope) by interweaving the strands
banea source of harm or ruin : curse
surmisea thought or idea based on scanty evidence : conjecture
omnipresentpresent in all places at all times
prominentstanding out or projecting beyond a surface or line : protuberant