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.

Random words

WordMeaning
satiricalof, relating to, or constituting satire
reposea state of resting after exertion or strain
retardto delay or impede the development or progress of : to slow up especially by preventing or hindering advance or accomplishment
invincibleincapable of being conquered, overcome, or subdued
beseechto beg for urgently or anxiously
recreantcrying for mercy : cowardly
temperatehaving a moderate climate which especially lacks extremes in temperature
fidelitythe quality or state of being faithful
lasciviousfilled with or showing sexual desire : lewd
pento shut in or as if in a pen