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 |
|---|---|
| reprise | a musical repetition: |
| bantering | to speak to or address in a witty and teasing manner |
| memoir | an official note or report : memorandum |
| rankle | to cause anger, irritation, or deep bitterness |
| proscribe | to publish the name of as condemned to death with the property of the condemned forfeited to the state |
| ascendancy | governing or controlling influence : domination |
| grumble | to mutter in discontent |
| engender | beget |
| intangible | not tangible : impalpable |
| devolve | to pass on (something, such as responsibility, rights, or powers) from one person or entity to another |