GRE Word List
TAINT
to contaminate morally : corrupt
The meaning of the word taint is to contaminate morally : corrupt.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| appurtenances | accessory objects |
| swear-word | word considered offensive; Ex. ``bloody'' |
| jettison | to get rid of as superfluous or encumbering : omit or forgo as part of a plan or as the result of some other decision |
| satiate | filled to satiety |
| melee | a confused struggle |
| propensity | an often intense natural inclination or preference |
| eddy | a current of water or air running contrary to the main current |
| congeal | to change from a fluid to a solid state by or as if by cold |
| macabre | having death as a subject : comprising or including a personalized representation of death |
| addiction | a compulsive, chronic, physiological or psychological need for a habit-forming substance, behavior, or activity having harmful physical, psychological, or social effects and typically causing well-defined symptoms (such as anxiety, irritability, tremors, or nausea) upon withdrawal or abstinence : the state of being addicted |