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
solicitousmanifesting or expressing solicitude
covetousmarked by inordinate desire for wealth or possessions or for another's possessions
expoundto set forth : state
pterodactylany of various pterosaurs (suborder Pterodactyloidea) of the Late Jurassic and Cretaceous having a rudimentary tail and a beak with reduced dentition
reprehensibleworthy of or deserving reprehension : culpable
redressto set right : remedy
grouseany of various chiefly ground-dwelling birds (family Tetraonidae) that are usually of reddish-brown or other protective color and have feathered legs and that include many important game birds
lineamentsan outline, feature, or contour of a body or figure and especially of a face
inaugurateto induct into an office with suitable ceremonies
shearto cut off the hair from