GRE Word List

REQUIEM

a mass for the dead

The meaning of the word requiem is a mass for the dead.

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WordMeaning
convexcurved or rounded outward like the exterior of a sphere or circle
fluxa flowing of fluid from the body: such as
pranceto spring from the hind legs or move by so doing
unceremoniousnot ceremonious : informal
masqueradea social gathering of persons wearing masks and often fantastic costumes
erodeto diminish or destroy by degrees:
harbingersomething that foreshadows a future event : something that gives an anticipatory sign of what is to come
siblingsib
pedigreea register recording a line of ancestors
sonorousproducing sound (as when struck)