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
tawnyof the color tawny
incrementthe amount or degree by which something changes
ideologya manner or the content of thinking characteristic of an individual, group, or culture
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covertnot openly shown, engaged in, or avowed : veiled
chaffingthe seed coverings and other debris separated from the seed in threshing grain
abominableworthy of or causing disgust or hatred : detestable
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fathoma unit of length equal to six feet (1.83 meters) used especially for measuring the depth of water