GRE Word List

REQUIEM

a mass for the dead

The meaning of the word requiem is a mass for the dead.

Random words

WordMeaning
debarto bar from having or doing something : preclude
throttleto compress the throat of : choke
branda charred piece of wood
sensualrelating to or consisting in the gratification of the senses or the indulgence of appetite : fleshly
effluviuman invisible emanation
astringentcausing a tightening of soft organic tissues : styptic
patriarchone of the scriptural fathers of the human race or of the Hebrew people
tricksterone who tricks: such as
predisposeto dispose in advance
quixoticfoolishly impractical especially in the pursuit of ideals