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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| precocious | exceptionally early in development or occurrence |
| purveyor | one that purveys |
| proscribe | to publish the name of as condemned to death with the property of the condemned forfeited to the state |
| verge | brink |
| inasmuch_as | since; owing to the fact that |
| sleeper | one that sleeps |
| indubitable | too evident to be doubted : unquestionable |
| impassioned | filled with passion or zeal : showing great warmth or intensity of feeling |
| dyspeptic | indigestion |
| distend | extend |