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 |
|---|---|
| archives | a place in which public records or historical materials (such as documents) are preserved |
| haughtiness | blatantly and disdainfully proud : having or showing an attitude of superiority and contempt for people or things perceived to be inferior |
| headstrong | not easily restrained : impatient of control, advice, or suggestions |
| inasmuch_as | since; owing to the fact that |
| equipoise | a state of equilibrium |
| restraint | an act of restraining : the state of being restrained |
| holster | a leather or fabric case for carrying a firearm on the person (as on the hip or chest), on a saddle, or in a vehicle |
| microcosm | a little world |
| culpable | meriting condemnation or blame especially as wrong or harmful |
| noose | a loop with a slipknot that binds closer the more it is drawn |