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 |
|---|---|
| homespun | spun or made at home |
| distant | separated in space : away |
| gratuitous | not called for by the circumstances : not necessary, appropriate, or justified : unwarranted |
| complementary | serving to fill out or complete |
| purported | reputed |
| palpable | capable of being touched or felt : tangible |
| gaffe | a social or diplomatic blunder |
| carping | marked by or inclined to querulous and often perverse criticism |
| prodigal | characterized by profuse or wasteful expenditure : lavish |
| effective | producing a decided, decisive, or desired effect |