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fester

verbCommon GRE wordMore F words

to grow worse or more bitter through being left unresolved

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Resentment allowed to fester for years finally erupted into open conflict.

Synonyms
ranklerotintensify
Antonyms
healresolvesoothe

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Once a blank supporter of the policy, the governor now denounces it at every opportunity, embarrassed that she ever endorsed it.

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Fester (verb) means to grow worse or more bitter through being left unresolved
Here is fester used in an example sentence: "Resentment allowed to fester for years finally erupted into open conflict."
Common synonyms for fester include rankle, rot, intensify.
Antonyms of fester include heal, resolve, soothe.
Fester is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

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