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 |
|---|---|
| passe | past one's prime |
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| whimsical | resulting from or characterized by whim or caprice |
| cavil | to raise trivial and frivolous objection |
| extrapolation | to predict by projecting past experience or known data |
| winnow | to remove (something, such as chaff) by a current of air |
| vulpine | of, relating to, or resembling a fox |
| ponderous | of very great weight |
| infringe | to encroach upon in a way that violates law or the rights of another |
| pinnacle | an upright architectural member generally ending in a small spire and used especially in Gothic construction to give weight especially to a buttress |