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 |
|---|---|
| underscore | to draw a line under : underline |
| chauvinist | an attitude of superiority toward members of the opposite sex |
| brave | having or showing mental or moral strength to face danger, fear, or difficulty : having or showing courage |
| uproarious | marked by uproar |
| fatalism | a doctrine that events are fixed in advance so that human beings are powerless to change them |
| icon | a person or thing widely admired especially for having great influence or significance in a particular sphere |
| revoke | to annul by recalling or taking back : rescind |
| simper | to smile in a silly, affected, or ingratiating manner |
| unintimidating | not causing a feeling of fear or timidity : not intimidating |
| pandemonium | a wild uproar (as because of anger or excitement in a crowd of people) |