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
incredulousunwilling to admit or accept what is offered as true : not credulous : skeptical
execrabledeserving to be execrated : detestable
beelinea straight direct course
embellishto make beautiful with ornamentation : decorate
rendto remove from place by violence : wrest
cacophonousmarked by cacophony : harsh-sounding
grimacea facial expression usually of disgust, disapproval, or pain
dooma law or ordinance especially in Anglo-Saxon England
taxonomistthe study of the general principles of scientific classification : systematics
monochromea painting, drawing, or photograph in a single hue