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
ponderousof very great weight
refractiondeflection from a straight path undergone by a light ray or energy wave in passing obliquely from one medium (such as air) into another (such as glass) in which its velocity is different
crescendoa gradual increase
protegeone who is protected or trained or whose career is furthered by a person of experience, prominence, or influence
multiplicitythe quality or state of being multiple or various
transitiona change or shift from one state, subject, place, etc. to another
migrantone that migrates: such as
slewa large number
perpetualcontinuing forever : everlasting
foppishfoolish