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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despota ruler with absolute power and authority
guiledeceitful cunning : duplicity
offensivemaking attack : aggressive
proponentone who argues in favor of something : advocate
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piecemealone piece at a time : gradually
avidcharacterized by enthusiasm and vigorous pursuit : very eager and enthusiastic
effaceto eliminate or make indistinct by or as if by wearing away a surface
ratiocinationthe process of exact thinking : reasoning
discordlack of agreement or harmony (as between persons, things, or ideas)