GRE Word List

CANKER

an erosive or spreading sore

The meaning of the word canker is an erosive or spreading sore.

Random words

WordMeaning
serpentineof or resembling a serpent (as in form or movement)
coalesceto grow together
disconcertto throw into confusion
sedentarynot migratory : settled
disfigureto impair (as in beauty) by deep and persistent injuries
omnipotentalmighty
ecosystemthe complex of a community of organisms and its environment functioning as an ecological unit
gullibleeasily duped or cheated
sheafa quantity of the stalks and ears of a cereal grass or sometimes other plant material bound together
lucrativeproducing wealth : profitable