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
embezzlementto appropriate (something, such as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use
honeto sharpen or smooth with a whetstone
tediumthe quality or state of being tedious : tediousness
gamelya physical or mental competition conducted according to rules with the participants in direct opposition to each other
plasticitythe quality or state of being plastic
turmoila state or condition of extreme confusion, agitation, or commotion
snickerto laugh in a covert or partly suppressed manner : titter
spatialrelating to, occupying, or having the character of space
explicateto give a detailed explanation of
reprisala retaliatory act