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 |
|---|---|
| equipoise | a state of equilibrium |
| purchase | to obtain by paying money or its equivalent : buy |
| piquant | engagingly provocative |
| cognizance | a distinguishing mark or emblem (such as a heraldic bearing) |
| nutrient | furnishing nourishment |
| elevation | the height to which something is elevated: such as |
| fulsome | characterized by abundance : copious |
| novelty | something new or unusual |
| necromancy | conjuration (see conjure |
| forfeit | something forfeited or subject to being forfeited (as for a crime, offense, or neglect of duty) : penalty |