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 |
|---|---|
| motif | a usually recurring salient thematic element (as in the arts) |
| venal | capable of being bought or obtained for money or other valuable consideration : purchasable |
| incoherent | lacking coherence: such as |
| aseptic | preventing infection |
| chaotic | marked by chaos or being in a state of chaos : completely confused or disordered |
| slap | to strike sharply with or as if with the open hand |
| bereavement | the state or fact of being bereaved or deprived of something or someone |
| contraband | illegal or prohibited traffic in goods : smuggling |
| plaudit | an act or round of applause |
| unravel | to disengage or separate the threads of : disentangle |