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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reprisala retaliatory act
eerieso mysterious, strange, or unexpected as to send a chill up the spine
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impassea predicament affording no obvious escape
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vieto strive for superiority : contend
bloatedoverfilled and extended with liquid, gas, food, etc.
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extroverta person whose personality is characterized by extroversion : a typically gregarious and unreserved person who enjoys and seeks out social interaction
cardinala high ecclesiastical official of the Roman Catholic Church who ranks next below the pope and is appointed by him to assist him as a member of the college of cardinals (see college