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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tritehackneyed or boring from much use : not fresh or original
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instigateto goad or urge forward : provoke
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odysseya long wandering or voyage usually marked by many changes of fortune
quaintpleasingly or strikingly old-fashioned or unfamiliar
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sinecurean office or position that requires little or no work and that usually provides an income
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