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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distraughtagitated with doubt or mental conflict or pain
debutanteone making a debut (see debut
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humorthat quality which appeals to a sense of the ludicrous or absurdly incongruous : a funny or amusing quality
epiloguea concluding section that rounds out the design of a literary work
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