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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plagiarizeto steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own : use (another's production) without crediting the source
coupa sudden decisive exercise of force in politics and especially the violent overthrow or alteration of an existing government by a small group : coup d'Γ©tat
clemencydisposition to be merciful and especially to moderate the severity of punishment due
malleablecapable of being extended or shaped by beating with a hammer or by the pressure of rollers
zeniththe point of the celestial sphere that is directly opposite the nadir and vertically above the observer see azimuth illustration
distinctivemarking as separate or different : serving to distinguish
bromidea binary compound of bromine with another element or a radical including some (such as potassium bromide) used as sedatives
simulateto give or assume the appearance or effect of often with the intent to deceive : imitate
fictitiousof, relating to, or characteristic of fiction : imaginary
deadlocka state of inaction or neutralization resulting from the opposition of equally powerful uncompromising persons or factions : standstill