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
vulgarlacking in cultivation, perception, or taste : coarse
proponentone who argues in favor of something : advocate
perimeterthe boundary of a closed plane figure
prepossessingcreating prejudice
attenuateto lessen the amount, force, magnitude, or value of : weaken
sobernot intoxicated
susceptiblecapable of submitting to an action, process, or operation
executeto carry out fully : put completely into effect
respirationthe movement of air or dissolved gases into and out of the lungs
inextricableforming a maze or tangle from which it is impossible to get free