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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largessliberal giving (as of money) to or as if to an inferior
ingenuousshowing innocent or childlike simplicity and candidness
unobtrusivenot obtrusive : not blatant, arresting, or aggressive : inconspicuous
loathunwilling to do something contrary to one's ways of thinking : reluctant
filialof, relating to, or befitting a son or daughter
fissurea narrow opening or crack of considerable length and depth usually occurring from some breaking or parting
torquea force that produces or tends to produce rotation or torsion
dawdleto spend time idly
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