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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prevalentgenerally or widely accepted, practiced, or favored : widespread
punditpandit
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convergeto tend or move toward one point or one another : come together : meet
pietythe quality or state of being pious: such as
enormityan outrageous, improper, vicious, or immoral act
hackneyedlacking in freshness or originality
animatedendowed with life or the qualities of life : alive
hewto cut with blows of a heavy cutting instrument
preyan animal taken by a predator as food