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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| arbitrate | to act as arbiter upon (a disputed question) : to settle (a dispute between two people or groups) after hearing the arguments and opinions of both |
| improvise | to compose, recite, play, or sing extemporaneously |
| condole | grieve |
| selective | of, relating to, or characterized by selection : selecting or tending to select |
| staid | marked by settled sedateness and often prim self-restraint : sober |
| nondescript | belonging or appearing to belong to no particular class or kind : not easily described |
| trigger | a piece (such as a lever) connected with a catch or detent as a means of releasing it |
| grotesque | a style of decorative art characterized by fanciful or fantastic human and animal forms often interwoven with foliage or similar figures that may distort the natural into absurdity, ugliness, or caricature |
| truncate | to shorten by or as if by cutting off |
| hereafter | after this in sequence or in time |