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 |
|---|---|
| gawk | a clumsy stupid person : lout |
| exigency | that which is required in a particular situation |
| impermeable | not permitting passage (as of a fluid) through its substance |
| headstrong | not easily restrained : impatient of control, advice, or suggestions |
| commandeer | to compel to perform military service |
| pending | during |
| pen | to shut in or as if in a pen |
| pungent | sharply painful |
| jaundiced | affected with or as if with jaundice |
| tangible | capable of being perceived especially by the sense of touch : palpable |