GRE Word List
CORPULENT
having a large bulky body : obese
The meaning of the word corpulent is having a large bulky body : obese.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| deflect | to turn (something) aside especially from a straight course or fixed direction |
| legislature | a body of persons having the power to legislate |
| tarantula | any of various large, typically ground-dwelling, hairy, mygalomorph spiders (family Theraphosidae) of warm regions that possess venomous fangs used to subdue and kill prey (such as insects, centipedes, frogs, and mice) caught by ambush or chase and that construct silk-lined burrows but do not build webs to trap food |
| idolatry | the worship of a physical object as a god |
| frigid | intensely cold |
| effectual | producing or able to produce a desired effect |
| diminution | the act, process, or an instance of becoming gradually less (as in size or importance) : the act, process, or an instance of diminishing : decrease |
| solitude | the quality or state of being alone or remote from society : seclusion |
| ordain | to invest (see invest |
| fiat | an authoritative or arbitrary order : decree |