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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| embroider | to ornament with needlework |
| pluck | to pull or pick off or out |
| lexicon | a book containing an alphabetical arrangement of the words in a language and their definitions : dictionary |
| trivia | unimportant matters : trivial facts or details |
| pell-mell | in mingled confusion or disorder |
| surreptitious | done, made, or acquired by stealth : clandestine |
| cohesion | the act or state of sticking together tightly |
| sere | being dried and withered |
| distinct | distinguishable to the eye or mind as being discrete (see discrete |
| toxic | containing or being poisonous material especially when capable of causing death or serious debilitation |