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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| decomposition | to separate into constituent parts or elements or into simpler compounds |
| indigence | a level of poverty in which real hardship and deprivation are suffered and comforts of life are wholly lacking |
| malcontent | a discontented person: |
| sow | an adult female swine |
| maculated | marked with spots : blotched |
| well-bred | having or displaying the politeness and good manners associated especially with people of high social class |
| censorious | marked by or given to censure (see censure |
| trample | tramp |
| conscript | a conscripted person (such as a military recruit) |
| prone | having a tendency or inclination : being likely |