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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| repress | to check by or as if by pressure : curb |
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| saunter | to walk about in an idle or leisurely manner : stroll |
| serrated | notched or toothed on the edge |
| demolition | the act of demolishing |
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| maim | to mutilate, disfigure, or wound seriously |
| subservient | useful in an inferior capacity : subordinate |