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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trenchant | keen |
nomenclature | name |
archaeology | the scientific study of material remains (such as tools, pottery, jewelry, stone walls, and monuments) of past human life and activities |
counterpart | one of two corresponding copies of a legal instrument : duplicate |
egress | a place or means of going out : exit |
apropos | being both relevant and opportune |
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retort | to pay or hurl back : return |
profligate | wildly extravagant |
ecclesiastic | ecclesiastical |