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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saboteurone that practices sabotage
drawto cause to move continuously toward or after a force applied in advance : pull
unexceptionablenot open to objection or criticism : beyond reproach : unimpeachable
razeto destroy to the ground : demolish
embossto raise the surface of into bosses
stoutstrong of character: such as
dogmaticcharacterized by or given to the expression of opinions very strongly or positively as if they were facts
dehydrateto remove bound water or hydrogen and oxygen from (a chemical compound) in the proportion in which they form water
derelictionan intentional abandonment
imputeto lay the responsibility or blame for (something) often falsely or unjustly