GRE Word List

CORPUS

the body of a human or animal especially when dead

The meaning of the word corpus is the body of a human or animal especially when dead.

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WordMeaning
sleazylacking firmness of texture : flimsy
bluffhaving a broad flattened front
integralessential to completeness : constituent
metallurgicalthe science and technology of metals
decompositionto separate into constituent parts or elements or into simpler compounds
devoutcommitted or devoted to religion or to religious duties or exercises
exasperateto cause irritation or annoyance to
libidoinstinctual psychic energy that in psychoanalytic theory is derived from primitive biological urges (as for sexual pleasure or self-preservation) and that is expressed in conscious activity
uncouthawkward and uncultivated in appearance, manner, or behavior : rude
malapropismthe usually unintentionally humorous misuse or distortion of a word or phrase