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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projectilea body projected by external force and continuing in motion by its own inertia
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supinelying on the back or with the face upward
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retinuea group of retainers or attendants
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