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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gratiswithout charge or recompense : free
cogentappealing forcibly to the mind or reason : convincing
paupera person destitute of means except such as are derived from charity
frictionthe rubbing of one body against another
miragean optical (see optical
friskto search (a person) for something (such as a concealed weapon) by running the hand rapidly over the clothing and through the pockets
acridsharp and harsh or unpleasantly pungent in taste or odor : irritating
vertebrateany of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life
olfactoryof or relating to the sense of smell
philistinea native or inhabitant of ancient Philistia