GRE Word List
CONTAMINATE
pollute
The meaning of the word contaminate is pollute.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| palpitate | throb; beat rapidly; flutter; tremble; Ex. Her heart began to palpitate. |
| wreak | inflict; Ex. wreak one's vengeance on |
| pliable | flexible; easily influenced; yielding; adaptable |
| dowry | money or property brought by a bride to her husband at marriage |
| infirmity | weakness |
| guy | cable or chain attached to something that needs to be braced or steadied; CF. guide |
| warren | tunnels in which rabbits live; overcrowded living area; crowded conditions in which people live |
| poignancy | quality of being deeply moving; keenness of emotion; ADJ. poignant: touching; deeply moving; (of sorrow, grief, etc.) painful; keenly distressing to the mind; Ex. poignant memory/anxiety; CF. prick |
| herpetologist | one who studies reptiles; CF. herpetology: branch of zoology that deals with reptiles and amphibians |
| shimmer | shine with a flickering light; glimmer intermittently; Ex. The moonlight shimmered on the water; N. |
