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 |
|---|---|
| demographic | the statistical characteristics of human populations (such as age or income) used especially to identify markets |
| insolvent | unable to pay debts as they fall due in the usual course of business |
| paraphernalia | the separate real or personal property of a married woman that she can dispose of by will and sometimes according to common law during her life |
| tureen | a deep and usually covered bowl from which foods (such as soup) are served |
| compliance | the act or process of complying to a desire, demand, proposal, or regimen or to coercion |
| bulk | magnitude |
| acknowledge | to recognize the rights, authority, or status of |
| slack | not using due diligence, care, or dispatch : negligent |
| amiable | friendly, sociable, and congenial |
| aphorism | a concise statement of a principle |