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
lotan object used as a counter in determining a question by chance see also throw in one's lot with
consolidationthe act or process of consolidating : the state of being consolidated
assailto attack violently : assault
loatheto dislike greatly and often with disgust or intolerance : detest
atrophydecrease in size or wasting away of a body part or tissue
plaintiveexpressive of suffering or woe : melancholy
cowerto shrink away or crouch especially for shelter from something that menaces, domineers, or dismays
vigoractive bodily or mental strength or force
balma balsamic (see balsamic
canarda false or unfounded report or story