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.

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WordMeaning
torpora state of mental and motor inactivity with partial or total insensibility
clandestinemarked by, held in, or conducted with secrecy : surreptitious
infernalof or relating to a nether world of the dead
relinquishto withdraw or retreat from : leave behind
disbarto expel from the bar or the legal profession : deprive (an attorney) of legal status and privileges
shootto eject or impel or cause to be ejected or impelled by a sudden release of tension (as of a bowstring or slingshot or by a flick of a finger)
emblazonto inscribe or adorn with or as if with heraldic bearings or devices
cadavera dead body
extenuateto lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of (something, such as a fault or offense) by making partial excuses : mitigate
nourishnurture