GRE Word List

DIRGE

a song or hymn of grief or lamentation

The meaning of the word dirge is a song or hymn of grief or lamentation.

Random words

WordMeaning
elicitto call forth or draw out (something, such as information or a response)
abstinencethe practice of abstaining from something : the practice of not doing or having something that is wanted or enjoyable
banallacking originality, freshness, or novelty : trite
limpto walk lamely
wrongheadedstubborn in adherence to wrong opinion or principles
cognateof the same or similar nature : generically alike
transcendentexceeding usual limits : surpassing
desiccateto dry up
auspiciousshowing or suggesting that future success is likely : propitious
rigorharsh inflexibility in opinion, temper, or judgment : severity