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 |
|---|---|
| capsize | to cause to overturn |
| circuitous | having a circular or winding course |
| indentation | the blank space produced by indenting : indention |
| repulse | to drive or beat back : repel |
| pandemonium | a wild uproar (as because of anger or excitement in a crowd of people) |
| ceremonious | devoted to forms and ceremony |
| invalid | not valid: |
| verisimilar | having the appearance of truth : probable |
| ventilate | to expose to air and especially to a current of fresh air for purifying, curing, or refreshing |
| epilogue | a concluding section that rounds out the design of a literary work |