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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WordMeaning
recitala detailed account : enumeration
decorousmarked by propriety and good taste : correct
destitutelacking something needed or desirable
ripto tear or split apart or open
appraiseto set a value on : to estimate the amount of
foresightan act or the power of foreseeing : prescience
vindicateto free from allegation or blame
pretexta purpose or motive alleged or an appearance assumed in order to cloak the real intention or state of affairs
unearthto dig up out of or as if out of the earth : exhume
coalesceto grow together