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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admonish | to indicate duties or obligations to |
expound | to set forth : state |
savory | having savor: such as |
impious | not pious : lacking in reverence or proper respect (as for God or one's parents) : irreverent |
benefit | something that produces good or helpful results or effects or that promotes well-being : advantage |
pert | saucily free and forward : flippantly cocky and assured |
limp | to walk lamely |
ribald | marked by coarseness or lewdness : crude |
apathy | lack of feeling or emotion : impassiveness |
tenure | the act, right, manner, or term of holding something (such as a landed property, a position, or an office) |