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 |
|---|---|
| surreptitious | done, made, or acquired by stealth : clandestine |
| parry | to ward off a weapon or blow |
| outcast | one that is cast out or refused acceptance (as by society) : pariah |
| sledge | sledgehammer |
| deflect | to turn (something) aside especially from a straight course or fixed direction |
| intermediary | mediator |
| puerile | juvenile |
| refectory | a dining hall (as in a monastery or college) |
| subterfuge | deception by artifice or stratagem in order to conceal, escape, or evade |
| tramp | to walk, tread, or step especially heavily |