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
alludeto make indirect reference
abysmalimmeasurably low or wretched : extremely poor or bad
riftfissure
shedto rid oneself of temporarily or permanently as superfluous or unwanted
sarcasma sharp and often satirical or ironic utterance designed to cut or give pain
fathomlessincapable of being fathomed : immeasurable
gullany of numerous long-winged web-footed aquatic birds (subfamily Larinae of the family Laridae)
unmitigatednot lessened : unrelieved
dinghya small boat carried on or towed behind a larger boat as a tender or a lifeboat
doctrinea principle or position or the body of principles in a branch of knowledge or system of belief : dogma