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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| mutter | to utter sounds or words indistinctly or with a low voice and with the lips partly closed |
| pugnacity | having a quarrelsome or combative nature : truculent |
| vouchsafe | to grant or furnish often in a gracious or condescending manner |
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