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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| concordat | compact |
| litany | a prayer consisting of a series of invocations and supplications by the leader with alternate responses by the congregation |
| generic | relating to or characteristic of a whole group or class : general |
| hegemony | preponderant influence or authority over others : domination |
| shyster | a person who is professionally unscrupulous especially in the practice of law or politics : pettifogger |
| mendicant | beggar |
| regal | of, relating to, or suitable for a king |
| adversity | a state or instance of serious or continued difficulty or misfortune |
| scapegoat | a goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur |
| inveigle | to win over by wiles : entice |