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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viseany of various tools with two jaws for holding work that close usually by a screw, lever, or cam
contiguousbeing in actual contact : touching along a boundary or at a point
extrinsicnot forming part of or belonging to a thing : extraneous
preponderancea superiority in weight, power, importance, or strength
persevereto persist in a state, enterprise, or undertaking in spite of counterinfluences, opposition, or discouragement
atrocitya shockingly bad or atrocious act, object, or situation
catharsispurification or purgation of the emotions (such as pity and fear) primarily through art
indeterminatenot definitely or precisely determined or fixed : vague
cohesionthe act or state of sticking together tightly
buccaneerany of the freebooters preying on Spanish ships and settlements especially in 17th century West Indies