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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| pauper | a person destitute of means except such as are derived from charity |
| innuendo | an oblique allusion : hint |
| sedulous | involving or accomplished with careful perseverance |
| implore | to make an earnest request to (someone) : beg |
| abominable | worthy of or causing disgust or hatred : detestable |
| mock | to treat with contempt or ridicule : deride |
| rusticate | to go into or reside in the country : follow a rustic life |
| decrepit | wasted and weakened by or as if by the infirmities of old age |
| sensuous | of or relating to the senses or sensible objects |
| correlate | either of two things so related that one directly implies or is complementary to the other (such as husband and wife) |