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
recapitulateto retell or restate briefly : summarize
stealtha cautious, unobtrusive, and secretive way of moving or proceeding intended to avoid detection
humusa brown or black complex variable material resulting from partial decomposition of plant or animal matter and forming the organic (see organic
concisemarked by brevity of expression or statement : free from all elaboration and superfluous detail
ingenuousshowing innocent or childlike simplicity and candidness
coupletwo persons married, engaged, or otherwise romantically paired
soothsayera person who predicts the future by magical, intuitive, or more rational means : prognosticator
swear-wordword considered offensive; Ex. ``bloody''
provincialthe superior of a province of a Roman Catholic religious order
fienddevil