GRE Word List
CADAVER
a dead body
The meaning of the word cadaver is a dead body.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| insatiable | incapable of being satisfied : quenchless |
| betoken | to typify beforehand : presage |
| tarantula | any of various large, typically ground-dwelling, hairy, mygalomorph spiders (family Theraphosidae) of warm regions that possess venomous fangs used to subdue and kill prey (such as insects, centipedes, frogs, and mice) caught by ambush or chase and that construct silk-lined burrows but do not build webs to trap food |
| adage | a saying often in metaphorical form that typically embodies a common observation |
| forfeit | something forfeited or subject to being forfeited (as for a crime, offense, or neglect of duty) : penalty |
| appellation | an identifying name or title : designation |
| foster | having, relating to, or being the relationship between a foster parent and the child who the foster parent cares for |
| denouement | the final outcome of the main dramatic complication in a literary work |
| ciliated | possessing cilia |
| alchemy | a medieval chemical science and speculative philosophy aiming to achieve the transmutation of the base metals into gold, the discovery of a universal cure for disease, and the discovery of a means of indefinitely prolonging life |