GRE Word List

CADAVER

a dead body

The meaning of the word cadaver is a dead body.

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WordMeaning
piebaldcomposed of incongruous parts
autopsyan examination of a body after death to determine the cause of death or the character and extent of changes produced by disease
humusa brown or black complex variable material resulting from partial decomposition of plant or animal matter and forming the organic (see organic
dehydrateto remove bound water or hydrogen and oxygen from (a chemical compound) in the proportion in which they form water
inarticulateincapable of giving coherent, clear, or effective expression to one's ideas or feelings
expedientsuitable for achieving a particular end in a given circumstance
factiousof or relating to faction: such as
dowseto plunge into water
pivotalof, relating to, or constituting a pivot
catalysta substance that enables a chemical reaction to proceed at a usually faster rate or under different conditions (as at a lower temperature) than otherwise possible