GRE Word List

CADAVEROUS

of or relating to a corpse

The meaning of the word cadaverous is of or relating to a corpse.

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WordMeaning
verisimilarhaving the appearance of truth : probable
impetusa driving force : impulse
invocationthe act or process of petitioning for help or support
shadecomparative darkness or obscurity owing to interception of the rays of light
eroticof, devoted to, or tending to arouse sexual love or desire
prosceniumthe stage of an ancient Greek or Roman theater
inamorataa woman with whom one is in love or has intimate relations
impecunioushaving very little or no money usually habitually : penniless
libidoinstinctual psychic energy that in psychoanalytic theory is derived from primitive biological urges (as for sexual pleasure or self-preservation) and that is expressed in conscious activity
qualifyto reduce from a general to a particular or restricted form : modify