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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| monotony | tedious sameness |
| outskirts | a part remote from the center : border |
| monochromatic | having or consisting of one color or hue |
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| groove | a long narrow channel or depression |
| prosper | to succeed in an enterprise or activity |
| profligate | wildly extravagant |
| rumble | to make a low heavy rolling sound |
| oath | a solemn usually formal calling upon God or a god to witness to the truth of what one says or to witness that one sincerely intends to do what one says |