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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| accretion | the process of growth or enlargement by a gradual buildup: such as |
| misogamy | a hatred of marriage |
| loom | a frame or machine for interlacing (see interlace |
| solecism | an ungrammatical combination of words in a sentence |
| recast | to cast again |
| alleviate | relieve |
| assiduous | showing great care, attention, and effort : marked by careful unremitting attention or persistent application |
| reciprocate | to give and take mutually |
| barrage | a dam placed in a watercourse to increase the depth of water or to divert it into a channel for navigation or irrigation |
| invidious | of an unpleasant or objectionable nature : obnoxious |