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.

Random words

WordMeaning
putativecommonly accepted or supposed
terseusing few words : devoid of superfluity
impuissanceweakness
siblingsib
chastiseto censure severely : castigate
causticcapable of destroying or eating away by chemical action : corrosive
vernacularusing a language or dialect native to a region or country rather than a literary, cultured, or foreign language
deadpanmarked by an impassive matter-of-fact manner, style, or expression
outmodednot being in style
implicitcapable of being understood from something else though unexpressed : implied