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
alliterationthe repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs)
triflesomething of little value, substance, or importance
viseany of various tools with two jaws for holding work that close usually by a screw, lever, or cam
chasteinnocent of unlawful sexual intercourse
feuda mutual enmity or quarrel that is often prolonged or inveterate (see inveterate
augurydivination from auspices (see auspice
vicariousexperienced or realized through imaginative or sympathetic participation in the experience of another
dementedmad
punctiliousmarked by or concerned about precise accordance with the details of codes or conventions
erroneouscontaining or characterized by error : mistaken