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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irretrievablenot retrievable : impossible to regain or recover
icona person or thing widely admired especially for having great influence or significance in a particular sphere
determinatehaving defined limits
defalcatededuct
cynosurethe northern constellation Ursa Minor
selectiveof, relating to, or characterized by selection : selecting or tending to select
memorialserving to preserve remembrance : commemorative
plastera medicated or protective dressing that consists of a film (as of cloth or plastic) spread with a usually medicated substance
broochan ornament that is held by a pin or clasp and is worn at or near the neck
pulmonaryof, relating to, affecting, or occurring in the lungs