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 |
|---|---|
| tyranny | oppressive power |
| flout | to treat with contemptuous disregard : scorn |
| habitat | the place or environment where a plant or animal naturally or normally lives and grows |
| contraband | illegal or prohibited traffic in goods : smuggling |
| forthright | free from ambiguity or evasiveness : going straight to the point |
| belated | delayed beyond the usual time |
| verbose | containing more words than necessary : wordy |
| scavenge | to remove (dirt, refuse, etc.) from an area |
| viscous | having a thick or sticky consistency : viscid |
| ulterior | going beyond what is openly said or shown and especially what is proper |