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
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deflect | to turn (something) aside especially from a straight course or fixed direction |
corporeal | having, consisting of, or relating to a physical material body: such as |
bogus | not genuine : counterfeit |
sibylline | any of several prophetesses usually accepted as 10 in number and credited to widely separate parts of the ancient world (such as Babylonia, Egypt, Greece, and Italy) |
impede | to interfere with or slow the progress of |
probe | a slender medical instrument used especially for exploration (as of a wound or body cavity) |
replete | fully or abundantly provided or filled |
spendthrift | a person who spends improvidently or wastefully |
tribune | a Roman official under the monarchy and the republic with the function of protecting the plebeian citizen from arbitrary action by the patrician magistrates |
grotto | cave |