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
inceptionan act, process, or instance of beginning : commencement
friskto search (a person) for something (such as a concealed weapon) by running the hand rapidly over the clothing and through the pockets
passiveacted upon by an external agency
permissivegranted on sufferance : tolerated
diluteattenuate
vicissitudethe quality or state of being changeable : mutability
mockto treat with contempt or ridicule : deride
prodigalcharacterized by profuse or wasteful expenditure : lavish
exoticintroduced from another country : not native to the place where found
rakishof, relating to, or characteristic of a rake : dissolute