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 |
|---|---|
| putative | commonly accepted or supposed |
| incident | an occurrence of an action or situation that is a separate unit of experience : happening |
| pediatrician | a specialist in pediatrics |
| unsullied | not soiled or tarnished : not sullied |
| innate | existing in, belonging to, or determined by factors present in an individual from birth : native |
| simplistic | excessively simple or simplified : treating a problem or subject with false simplicity by omitting or ignoring complicating factors or details |
| parasite | an organism living in, on, or with another organism in order to obtain nutrients, grow, or multiply often in a state that directly or indirectly harms the host (see host |
| debilitate | to impair the strength of : enfeeble |
| ecstasy | a state of overwhelming emotion |
| correlate | either of two things so related that one directly implies or is complementary to the other (such as husband and wife) |