GRE Word List
ULCER
a break in skin or mucous membrane with loss of surface tissue, disintegration and necrosis of epithelial tissue, and often pus
The meaning of the word ulcer is a break in skin or mucous membrane with loss of surface tissue, disintegration and necrosis of epithelial tissue, and often pus.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| sturdy | firmly built or constituted : stout |
| provincial | the superior of a province of a Roman Catholic religious order |
| regiment | a military unit consisting usually of a number of battalions |
| rescind | to take away : remove |
| oligarchy | government by the few |
| consolidation | the act or process of consolidating : the state of being consolidated |
| season | a time characterized by a particular circumstance or feature |
| aptitude | inclination |
| smolder | to burn sluggishly, without flame, and often with much smoke |