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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incurto become liable or subject to : bring down upon oneself
dynamogenerator
implyto express indirectly
collectedgathered together
relapsethe act or an instance of backsliding, worsening, or subsiding
cauterizeto sear with a cautery or caustic
sullengloomily or resentfully silent or repressed
pediatriciana specialist in pediatrics
granulateto form or crystallize into grains or granules
fermentationthe enzyme-catalyzed anaerobic breakdown of an energy-rich compound (such as a carbohydrate to carbon dioxide and alcohol or to an organic acid) by the action of microorganisms (such as bacteria or yeast) that occurs naturally and is commonly used in the production of various products (such as food, alcoholic beverages, and pharmaceuticals) especially by controlling microbial enzymatic activity