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 |
|---|---|
| abut | to border on : to touch along an edge |
| derivation | the formation of a word from another word or base (as by the addition of a usually noninflectional affix) |
| microcosm | a little world |
| stumble | to fall into sin or waywardness |
| barb | a medieval cloth headdress passing over or under the chin and covering the neck |
| postmortem | done, occurring, or collected after death |
| unrequited | not requited : not reciprocated or returned in kind |
| alloy | the degree of mixture with base metals : fineness |
| alimony | an allowance made to one spouse by the other for support pending or after legal separation or divorce |
| debilitate | to impair the strength of : enfeeble |