GRE Word List
CANKER
an erosive or spreading sore
The meaning of the word canker is an erosive or spreading sore.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| acclimate | to adapt (someone) to a new temperature, altitude, climate, environment, or situation |
| token | a piece resembling a coin issued for use (as for fare on a bus) by a particular group on specified terms |
| chase | the hunting of wild animals |
| prime | the second of the canonical hours |
| effete | no longer fertile |
| speechless | unable to speak : dumb |
| retrieve | to locate and bring in (killed or wounded game) |
| wince | to shrink back involuntarily (as from pain) : flinch |
| jovial | characterized by good-humored cheerfulness and conviviality : jolly |
| antediluvian | of or relating to the period before the flood described in the Bible |