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 |
|---|---|
| ursine | of or relating to a bear or the bear family (Ursidae) |
| vulgar | lacking in cultivation, perception, or taste : coarse |
| oscillate | to swing backward and forward like a pendulum |
| cumbersome | unwieldy because of heaviness and bulk |
| abnegation | denial |
| feral | of, relating to, or suggestive of a wild beast |
| rational | having reason or understanding |
| stem | the main trunk of a plant |
| propensity | an often intense natural inclination or preference |
| blunt | having an edge or point that is not sharp |