The contagious virus spread rapidly through the crowded marketplace, prompting health officials to act.
这种传染性病毒在拥挤的市场中迅速传播，促使卫生官员采取行动。
Epidemiologist Grace Muthoni argues that mandatory paid sick leave policies reduce the spread of contagious illness in workplaces by allowing sick employees to stay home without losing income.
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Epidemiologist Farida Haidari argues that mandatory workplace vaccination requirements reduce the spread of contagious illness by increasing overall immunity rates among employees.
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Which choice best defines “contagious”?
D — Able to be spread from one to another. “contagious” means able to be spread from one to another.
Which word means “able to be spread from one to another”?
D — contagious. “contagious” means able to be spread from one to another.
contagious — able to be spread from one to another. In Chinese: 传染的.
contagious is pronounced /kənˈteɪdʒəs/.
The contagious virus spread rapidly through the crowded marketplace, prompting health officials to act. (这种传染性病毒在拥挤的市场中迅速传播，促使卫生官员采取行动。)
infectious, transmissible, communicable — all close in meaning to contagious (able to be spread from one to another).
noncontagious, harmless — each the opposite of contagious (able to be spread from one to another).
Yes. contagious is on the SAT Prep Basic list — the everyday academic words the SAT assumes you already have. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.
con(common)+tag(contact)