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
withholdto hold back from action : check
reciteto repeat from memory or read aloud publicly
irreproachablenot reproachable : blameless
incredulousunwilling to admit or accept what is offered as true : not credulous : skeptical
durationcontinuance in time
subsidiaryfurnishing aid or support : auxiliary
amissin a mistaken way : wrongly
generalitythe quality or state of being general
jauntysprightly in manner or appearance : lively
abhorto regard with extreme repugnance : to feel hatred or loathing for : loathe