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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|---|---|
| cliche | a trite phrase or expression |
| protract | to prolong in time or space : continue |
| misdemeanor | a crime less serious than a felony (see felony |
| espionage | the practice of spying or using spies to obtain information about the plans and activities especially of a foreign government or a competing company |
| impervious | not allowing entrance or passage : impenetrable |
| glamor | an exciting and often illusory and romantic attractiveness |
| sheathe | to put into or furnish with a sheath |
| euphemism | the substitution of an agreeable or inoffensive expression for one that may offend or suggest something unpleasant |
| beseech | to beg for urgently or anxiously |
| dutiful | filled with or motivated by a sense of duty |