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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tepidmoderately warm : lukewarm
undertakerone who undertakes : one who takes the risk and management of business : entrepreneur
collateto compare critically
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nubileof marriageable condition or age
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unilateraldone or undertaken by one person or party