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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| agglomeration | the action or process of collecting in a mass |
| schism | division |
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| inveigh | to protest or complain bitterly or vehemently : rail |
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| shuffle | to mix in a mass confusedly : jumble |
| porous | possessing or full of pores |
| incipient | beginning to come into being or to become apparent |
| outwit | to get the better of by superior cleverness : outsmart |
| hiatus | a break in or as if in a material object : gap |