GRE Word List
MORGUE
a place where the bodies of dead persons are kept temporarily pending identification or release for burial or autopsy
The meaning of the word morgue is a place where the bodies of dead persons are kept temporarily pending identification or release for burial or autopsy.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| insouciant | lighthearted unconcern : nonchalance |
| simile | a figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as (as in cheeks like roses) compare metaphor |
| doldrums | a spell of listlessness or despondency |
| inquisitive | given to examination or investigation |
| inundate | overwhelm |
| asinine | extremely or utterly foolish or silly |
| archaeology | the scientific study of material remains (such as tools, pottery, jewelry, stone walls, and monuments) of past human life and activities |
| converge | to tend or move toward one point or one another : come together : meet |
| fit | acceptable from a particular viewpoint (as of competence or morality) : proper |
| implication | something implied: such as |