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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| correlation | the state or relation of being correlated |
| coquette | a woman who endeavors without sincere affection to gain the attention and admiration of men |
| orthography | the art of writing words with the proper letters according to standard usage |
| alimony | an allowance made to one spouse by the other for support pending or after legal separation or divorce |
| surge | to rise and fall actively : toss |
| disfigure | to impair (as in beauty) by deep and persistent injuries |
| homage | a feudal ceremony by which a man acknowledges himself the vassal of a lord |
| arcane | known or knowable only to a few people : secret |
| demagogue | a leader who makes use of popular prejudices and false claims and promises in order to gain power |
| sardonic | disdainfully or skeptically humorous : derisively mocking |