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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WordMeaning
dramaa composition (see composition
maudlindrunk enough to be emotionally silly
turpitudeinherent baseness : depravity
oddsthe probability that one thing is so or will happen rather than another : chances
languorweakness or weariness of body or mind
adoreto worship or honor as a deity or as divine
simulateto give or assume the appearance or effect of often with the intent to deceive : imitate
profaneto treat (something sacred) with abuse, irreverence, or contempt : desecrate
computeto determine especially by mathematical means
throttleto compress the throat of : choke