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 |
|---|---|
| nonsense | words or language having no meaning or conveying no intelligible ideas |
| excise | an internal tax levied on the manufacture, sale, or consumption of a commodity |
| vilify | to utter slanderous and abusive statements against : defame |
| detraction | a lessening of reputation or esteem especially by envious, malicious, or petty criticism : belittling |
| conversant | having knowledge or experience |
| idiom | an expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way) |
| elaboration | planned or carried out with great care |
| eerie | so mysterious, strange, or unexpected as to send a chill up the spine |
| tertiary | of third rank, importance, or value |
| bogus | not genuine : counterfeit |