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
genusa class, kind, or group marked by common characteristics or by one common characteristic
precipitantprecipitate
xenophobiafear and hatred of strangers or foreigners or of anything that is strange or foreign
trajectorythe curve that a body (such as a planet or comet in its orbit or a rocket) describes in space
gravitydignity or sobriety of bearing
progenitoran ancestor in the direct line : forefather
knolla small round hill : mound
bitinghaving the power to bite
lackadaisicallacking life, spirit, or zest : languid
mutedbeing mute : silent