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 |
|---|---|
| staccato | cut short or apart in performing : disconnected |
| chicanery | deception by artful subterfuge or sophistry : trickery |
| ruse | a wily subterfuge |
| buccaneer | any of the freebooters preying on Spanish ships and settlements especially in 17th century West Indies |
| implode | to burst inward |
| clap | to strike (two things, such as two flat, hard surfaces) together so as to produce a sharp percussive noise |
| fluctuate | to shift back and forth uncertainly |
| florid | very flowery in style : ornate |
| inconsistency | an instance of being inconsistent |
| tirade | a protracted speech usually marked by intemperate, vituperative, or harshly censorious language |