GRE Word List

CARCINOGENIC

producing or tending to produce cancer

The meaning of the word carcinogenic is producing or tending to produce cancer.

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condigndeserved
cloyingdisgusting or distasteful by reason of excess
unwarrantedlacking adequate or official support : not warranted : unjustified
perfunctorycharacterized by routine or superficiality : mechanical
extortto obtain from a person by force, intimidation, or undue or illegal power : wring
marredto ruin or diminish the perfection or wholeness of : spoil
warblea melodious succession of low pleasing sounds
placeboa usually pharmacologically inert preparation prescribed more for the mental relief of the patient than for its actual effect on a disorder
affinityrelationship by marriage
inveighto protest or complain bitterly or vehemently : rail