GRE Word List

CORONER

a usually elected public officer who is typically not required to have specific medical qualifications and whose principal duty is to inquire by an inquest into the cause of any death which there is reason to suppose is not due to natural causes compare medical examiner

The meaning of the word coroner is a usually elected public officer who is typically not required to have specific medical qualifications and whose principal duty is to inquire by an inquest into the cause of any death which there is reason to suppose is not due to natural causes compare medical examiner.

Random words

WordMeaning
corpulenthaving a large bulky body : obese
platitudethe quality or state of being dull or insipid
fumbleto grope for or handle something clumsily or aimlessly
superfluousexceeding what is sufficient or necessary : extra
subsideto sink or fall to the bottom : settle
gawka clumsy stupid person : lout
screecha high shrill piercing cry usually expressing pain or terror
vigoractive bodily or mental strength or force
skimto clear (a liquid) of scum or floating substance
enterprisingmarked by an independent energetic spirit and by readiness to act