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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| plagiarize | to steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own : use (another's production) without crediting the source |
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| clemency | disposition to be merciful and especially to moderate the severity of punishment due |
| malleable | capable of being extended or shaped by beating with a hammer or by the pressure of rollers |
| zenith | the point of the celestial sphere that is directly opposite the nadir and vertically above the observer see azimuth illustration |
| distinctive | marking as separate or different : serving to distinguish |
| bromide | a binary compound of bromine with another element or a radical including some (such as potassium bromide) used as sedatives |
| simulate | to give or assume the appearance or effect of often with the intent to deceive : imitate |
| fictitious | of, relating to, or characteristic of fiction : imaginary |
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