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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repressto check by or as if by pressure : curb
coronera usually elected public officer who is typically not required to have specific medical qualifications and whose principal duty is to inquire by an inquest into the cause of any death which there is reason to suppose is not due to natural causes compare medical examiner
fouloffensive to the senses : loathsome
righteousacting in accord with divine or moral law : free from guilt or sin
saunterto walk about in an idle or leisurely manner : stroll
serratednotched or toothed on the edge
demolitionthe act of demolishing
eminentexhibiting eminence especially in standing above others in some quality or position : prominent
maimto mutilate, disfigure, or wound seriously
subservientuseful in an inferior capacity : subordinate