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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briskkeenly alert : lively
garrulousgiven to prosy, rambling, or tedious loquacity : pointlessly or annoyingly talkative
reminiscenceapprehension of a Platonic idea as if it had been known in a previous existence
mercantileof or relating to merchants or trading
ascertainto find out or learn with certainty
ambivalencesimultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings (such as attraction and repulsion) toward an object, person, or action
probityadherence to the highest principles and ideals : uprightness
drasticacting rapidly or violently
inchoatebeing only partly in existence or operation : incipient
providencedivine guidance or care