GRE Word List
CORPULENT
having a large bulky body : obese
The meaning of the word corpulent is having a large bulky body : obese.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| depose | to remove from a throne or other high position |
| emanate | to come out from a source |
| blackball | to vote against |
| restive | stubbornly resisting control : balky |
| ascendancy | governing or controlling influence : domination |
| spruce | to make spruce |
| smother | to kill by depriving of air |
| 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 |
| inveterate | confirmed in a habit : habitual |
| gerontocracy | rule by elders |