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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fictitiousof, relating to, or characteristic of fiction : imaginary
markedhaving an identifying mark
inimicalbeing adverse often by reason of hostility or malevolence
veritythe quality or state of being true or real
eugenicrelating to or fitted for the production of good offspring
affablebeing pleasant and at ease in talking to others
facetiousjoking or jesting often inappropriately : waggish
transmuteto change or alter in form, appearance, or nature and especially to a higher form
resurrectto raise from the dead
accrueto come into existence as a legally enforceable claim