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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sensualrelating to or consisting in the gratification of the senses or the indulgence of appetite : fleshly
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petrifyto convert (organic matter) into stone or a substance of stony hardness by the infiltration of water and the deposition of dissolved mineral matter
gobbleto swallow or eat greedily
germanebeing at once relevant and appropriate : fitting
surgeto rise and fall actively : toss
myriadten thousand
venisonthe edible flesh of a game animal and especially a deer
circumspectcareful to consider all circumstances and possible consequences : prudent
spectralof, relating to, or suggesting a specter : ghostly