GRE Word List
CANKER
an erosive or spreading sore
The meaning of the word canker is an erosive or spreading sore.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| cajole | to persuade with flattery or gentle urging especially in the face of reluctance : coax |
| jargon | the technical terminology or characteristic idiom of a special activity or group |
| gouge | a chisel with a concavo-convex cross section |
| ambidextrous | using both hands with equal ease or dexterity |
| nicety | the quality or state of being nice |
| sybarite | voluptuary |
| spate | freshet |
| stem | the main trunk of a plant |
| shrewd | marked by clever discerning awareness and hardheaded acumen |
| impel | to urge or drive forward or on by or as if by the exertion of strong moral pressure : force |