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 |
|---|---|
| apposite | highly pertinent or appropriate : apt |
| alloy | the degree of mixture with base metals : fineness |
| shrew | any of a family (Soricidae) of small chiefly nocturnal insectivores related to the moles and distinguished by a long pointed snout, very small eyes, and short velvety fur |
| indefatigable | incapable of being fatigued : untiring |
| verisimilar | having the appearance of truth : probable |
| laconic | using or involving the use of a minimum of words : concise to the point of seeming rude or mysterious |
| rapacious | excessively grasping or covetous |
| cursory | rapidly and often superficially performed or produced : hasty |
| extradition | the surrender of an alleged criminal usually under the provisions of a treaty or statute by one authority (such as a state) to another having jurisdiction to try the charge |
| iniquitous | characterized by iniquity |