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 |
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| citadel | a fortress that commands (see command |
| turgid | excessively embellished in style or language : bombastic |
| punitive | inflicting, involving, or aiming at punishment |
| malleable | capable of being extended or shaped by beating with a hammer or by the pressure of rollers |
| mettle | vigor and strength of spirit or temperament (see temperament |
| protract | to prolong in time or space : continue |
| propound | to offer for discussion or consideration |
| penury | a cramping and oppressive lack of resources (such as money) |
| forge | a furnace or a shop with its furnace where metal is heated and wrought : smithy |
| caustic | capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action : corrosive |