GRE Word List
CANKER
an erosive or spreading sore
The meaning of the word canker is an erosive or spreading sore.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| leeway | an allowable margin of freedom or variation : tolerance |
| dregs | sediment contained in a liquid or precipitated (see precipitate |
| citadel | a fortress that commands (see command |
| cession | a yielding to another : concession |
| agnostic | a person who holds the view that any ultimate reality (such as God) is unknown and probably unknowable |
| marital | of or relating to marriage or the married state |
| bard | a tribal poet-singer skilled in composing and reciting verses on heroes and their deeds |
| fructify | to bear fruit |
| swamp | a wetland often partially or intermittently covered with water |
| sacrilegious | committing or characterized by sacrilege : having or showing a lack of proper respect for a sacred person, place, or object |