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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noncommittalgiving no clear indication of attitude or feeling
vertebrateany of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life
gustythe sensation of taste
protuberancesomething that is protuberant
terrestrialof or relating to the earth or its inhabitants
alimonyan allowance made to one spouse by the other for support pending or after legal separation or divorce
antagonismopposition of a conflicting force, tendency, or principle
turncoatone who switches to an opposing side or party
bitinghaving the power to bite
prognosticateto foretell from signs or symptoms : predict