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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avariceexcessive or insatiable desire for wealth or gain : greediness
spatialrelating to, occupying, or having the character of space
poulticea soft usually heated and sometimes medicated mass spread on cloth and applied to sores or other lesions
halefree from defect, disease, or infirmity : sound
imbecilitythe quality or state of being very stupid or foolish : utter foolishness
definitiveserving to provide a final solution or to end a situation
tanto make (skin) tan especially by exposure to the sun
complacencyself-satisfaction especially when accompanied by unawareness of actual dangers or deficiencies
dregssediment contained in a liquid or precipitated (see precipitate
parcheddeprived of natural moisture