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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| mange | any of various persistent contagious skin diseases marked especially by eczematous inflammation and loss of hair, affecting domestic animals or sometimes humans, and caused by a minute parasitic mite compare sarcoptic mange |
| mantle | a loose sleeveless garment worn over other clothes : cloak |
| warrant | sanction |
| pestilential | causing or tending to cause pestilence : deadly |
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| cant | the expression or repetition of conventional or trite opinions or sentiments |
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| beguile | hoodwink |
| retrieve | to locate and bring in (killed or wounded game) |
| assent | to agree to or approve of something (such as an idea or suggestion) especially after thoughtful consideration : concur |