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 |
|---|---|
| superfluous | exceeding what is sufficient or necessary : extra |
| elaboration | planned or carried out with great care |
| irrelevant | not relevant : inapplicable |
| quibble | to evade the point of an argument by caviling about words |
| seasonal | of, relating to, or varying in occurrence according to the season |
| fallow | of a light yellowish-brown color |
| expedient | suitable for achieving a particular end in a given circumstance |
| formality | compliance with formal or conventional rules : ceremony |
| waylay | to lie in wait for or attack (someone) from ambush |
| exhume | disinter |