GRE Word List
GANGRENE
local death of soft tissues due to loss of blood supply
The meaning of the word gangrene is local death of soft tissues due to loss of blood supply.
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| cathartic | of, relating to, or producing catharsis |
| mutability | prone to change : inconstant |
| artery | any of the tubular branching muscular- and elastic-walled vessels that carry blood from the heart through the body |
| cavalier | marked by or given to offhand and often disdainful (see disdain |
| suavity | smoothly though often superficially gracious and sophisticated |
| prosper | to succeed in an enterprise or activity |
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| yen | a strong desire or propensity |