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 |
|---|---|
| suspense | the state of being suspended : suspension |
| ambivalence | simultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings (such as attraction and repulsion) toward an object, person, or action |
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
| dross | the scum or unwanted material that forms on the surface of molten metal |
| nadir | the point of the celestial sphere that is directly opposite the zenith and vertically downward from the observer |
| spurn | to reject with disdain or contempt : scorn |
| collected | gathered together |
| prude | a person who is excessively or priggishly attentive to propriety or decorum |
| plebeian | a member of the Roman plebs |
| opulence | wealth |