Exam: GRE (Verbal)

Definition: A person or thing that makes something dirty or harmful by adding unwanted substances.

Example: The factory was identified as a major contaminator of the local river.

Definition: A situation in a futures market where the prices for contracts to be delivered in the future are higher than the prices for contracts to be delivered sooner.

Example: In a contango market, investors expect prices to rise over time, leading to higher future prices.

Definition: To regard someone or something with a strong feeling of dislike or disrespect.

Example: She seemed to contemn his efforts to help her.

Definition: A person who shows disrespect or disobedience to a court of law.

Example: The judge declared him a contemnor for ignoring the court's orders.

Definition: To think deeply about something or to consider it carefully.

Example: She likes to contemplate her future while sitting by the lake.

Definition: To think deeply about something or to consider it carefully for a long time.

Example: She likes to contemplate her future before making any big decisions.

Definition: The act of thinking deeply about something, often in a serious or reflective way.

Example: She spent hours in contemplation, considering her future and the choices she needed to make.

Definition: Having a thoughtful or reflective nature, often involving deep consideration or meditation.

Example: She sat in a contemplative mood, pondering the meaning of life.

Definition: A person who thinks deeply about things, often in a spiritual or reflective way.

Example: The contemplative sat quietly by the lake, lost in thought.

Definition: In a way that involves deep thought or reflection.

Example: She sat contemplatively by the window, lost in her thoughts.

Definition: A person who thinks deeply about something or reflects on it.

Example: As a contemplator, she often spent hours pondering the meaning of life.

Definition: The quality or state of existing or happening at the same time as something else.

Example: The contemporaneity of the two events made it difficult to determine which one influenced the other.