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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| capillary | resembling a hair especially in slender elongated form |
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| corpus | the body of a human or animal especially when dead |
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| marginal | written or printed in the margin of a page or sheet |