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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| misgivings | a feeling of doubt or suspicion especially concerning a future event |
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| regale | to entertain sumptuously : feast with delicacies |
| garnish | decorate |
| conscientious | meticulous |
| reverberate | reflect |
| reprehensible | worthy of or deserving reprehension : culpable |
| glutton | one given habitually to greedy and voracious eating and drinking |
| circumspect | careful to consider all circumstances and possible consequences : prudent |
| platitude | the quality or state of being dull or insipid |