GRE Word List
REQUIEM
a mass for the dead
The meaning of the word requiem is a mass for the dead.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| interjection | an ejaculatory utterance usually lacking grammatical connection: such as |
| ward | the action or process of guarding |
| quixotic | foolishly impractical especially in the pursuit of ideals |
| rivet | a headed pin or bolt of metal used for uniting two or more pieces by passing the shank through a hole in each piece and then beating or pressing down the plain end so as to make a second head |
| prosaic | characteristic of prose as distinguished from poetry : factual |
| languid | drooping or flagging from or as if from exhaustion : weak |
| prime | the second of the canonical hours |
| mercenary | one that serves merely for wages |
| sway | the action or an instance of swaying or of being swayed : an oscillating, fluctuating, or sweeping motion |
| gobble | to swallow or eat greedily |