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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| pare | to trim off an outside, excess, or irregular part of |
| compulsion | an act of compelling |
| sedate | keeping a quiet steady attitude or pace : unruffled |
| plait | pleat |
| pharisee | a member of a Jewish sect of the intertestamental period noted for strict observance of rites and ceremonies of the written law and for insistence on the validity of their own oral traditions concerning the law |
| aphasia | loss or impairment of the power to use or comprehend words usually resulting from brain damage (as from a stroke, head injury, or infection) |
| acme | the highest point or stage |
| animadversion | a critical and usually censorious remark |
| defalcate | deduct |
| nirvana | the final beatitude (see beatitude |