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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coniferany of an order (Coniferales) of mostly evergreen trees and shrubs having usually needle-shaped or scalelike leaves and including forms (such as pines) with true cones and others (such as yews) with an arillate fruit
unisonidentity in musical pitch
mesmerizeto subject to mesmerism
propitiateto gain or regain the favor or goodwill of : appease
synthesisthe composition or combination of parts or elements so as to form a whole
dominantcommanding, controlling, or prevailing over all others
disseminateto spread abroad as though sowing seed
caulkto stop up and make tight against leakage (something, such as a boat or its seams, the cracks in a window frame, or the joints of a pipe)
dilatorytending or intended to cause delay
makeshifta usually crude and temporary expedient : substitute