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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| refectory | a dining hall (as in a monastery or college) |
| pretentious | characterized by pretension: such as |
| peruse | to examine or consider with attention and in detail : study |
| nimble | quick and light in motion : agile |
| centripetal | proceeding or acting in a direction toward a center or axis |
| gnarled | full of knots or gnarls : knotty |
| sedate | keeping a quiet steady attitude or pace : unruffled |
| frolicsome | full of gaiety : playful |
| tread | to step or walk on or over |
| officious | volunteering one's services where they are neither asked nor needed : meddlesome |