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 |
|---|---|
| gangrene | local death of soft tissues due to loss of blood supply |
| sleeper | one that sleeps |
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| nefarious | flagrantly wicked or impious : evil |
| foolhardy | foolishly adventurous and bold : rash |
| abscission | the act or process of cutting off : removal |
| pacify | to allay the anger or agitation of : soothe |
| functional | of, connected with, or being a function |
| insalubrious | not conducive to health : unwholesome |
| caustic | capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action : corrosive |