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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passepast one's prime
awean emotion variously combining dread, veneration, and wonder that is inspired by authority or by the sacred or sublime
whimsicalresulting from or characterized by whim or caprice
cavilto raise trivial and frivolous objection
extrapolationto predict by projecting past experience or known data
winnowto remove (something, such as chaff) by a current of air
vulpineof, relating to, or resembling a fox
ponderousof very great weight
infringeto encroach upon in a way that violates law or the rights of another
pinnaclean upright architectural member generally ending in a small spire and used especially in Gothic construction to give weight especially to a buttress