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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WordMeaning
tautologicalinvolving or containing rhetorical tautology : redundant
pulverizeto reduce (as by crushing, beating, or grinding) to very small particles : atomize
putrescentundergoing putrefaction : becoming putrid
odysseya long wandering or voyage usually marked by many changes of fortune
anthema song or hymn of praise or gladness
favoritismthe showing of special favor : partiality
fraileasily led into evil
emancipateto free from restraint, control, or the power of another
despiseto look down on with disrespect or aversion
beelinea straight direct course