GRE Word List

CARRION

dead and putrefying flesh

The meaning of the word carrion is dead and putrefying flesh.

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WordMeaning
incorporealnot corporeal : having no material body or form
burnishto make shiny or lustrous especially by rubbing
secularof or relating to the worldly or temporal
unexceptionablenot open to objection or criticism : beyond reproach : unimpeachable
polemican aggressive attack on or refutation of the opinions or principles of another
unscathedwholly unharmed : not injured
posthumousborn after the death of the father
verbiagea profusion of words usually of little or obscure content
lardera place where food is stored : pantry
compassionsympathetic consciousness of others' distress together with a desire to alleviate it