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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exemptfree or released from some liability or requirement to which others are subject
paltryinferior
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ferociousexhibiting or given to extreme fierceness and unrestrained violence and brutality
discreditto refuse to accept as true or accurate : disbelieve
impetuousmarked by impulsive vehemence or passion
levythe imposition or collection of an assessment
headlongheadfirst
lethalof, relating to, or causing death
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