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.
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|---|---|
| tautological | involving or containing rhetorical tautology : redundant |
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| putrescent | undergoing putrefaction : becoming putrid |
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| anthem | a song or hymn of praise or gladness |
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