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
profusionlavish expenditure : extravagance
tantruma fit of bad temper
bromidea binary compound of bromine with another element or a radical including some (such as potassium bromide) used as sedatives
franticemotionally out of control
quixoticfoolishly impractical especially in the pursuit of ideals
negligencethe quality or state of being negligent
torsothe human body apart from the head, neck, arms, and legs : the human trunk
amuleta charm (such as an ornament) often inscribed with a magic incantation or symbol to aid the wearer or protect against evil (such as disease or witchcraft)
embezzlementto appropriate (something, such as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use
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