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
tenuoushaving little substance or strength : flimsy
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evasivetending or intended to evade : equivocal
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undermineto subvert or weaken insidiously or secretly
seasona time characterized by a particular circumstance or feature
multiformhaving many forms or appearances
convolutedhaving convolutions
corrodeto eat away by degrees as if by gnawing