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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effaceto eliminate or make indistinct by or as if by wearing away a surface
piedof two or more colors in blotches
tessellatedhaving a checkered appearance
aberrationthe fact or an instance of deviating or being aberrant especially from a moral standard or normal state
pitha usually continuous central strand of spongy tissue in the stems of most vascular plants that probably functions chiefly in storage
ashenof, relating to, or made from ash wood
motilitythe quality or state of being motile : capability of movement
nondescriptbelonging or appearing to belong to no particular class or kind : not easily described
repulsionthe action of repulsing : the state of being repulsed
madrigala medieval short lyrical poem in a strict poetic form