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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| augment | to make greater, more numerous, larger, or more intense |
| addendum | a thing added : addition |
| enunciate | to make a definite or systematic statement of |
| parish | the ecclesiastical unit of area committed to one pastor |
| incisive | impressively direct and decisive (as in manner or presentation) |
| wax | a substance that is secreted by bees and is used by them for constructing the honeycomb, that is a dull yellow solid plastic when warm, and that is composed primarily of a mixture of esters, hydrocarbons, and fatty acids : beeswax |
| drip | to let fall in drops |
| inanimate | not animate: |
| shade | comparative darkness or obscurity owing to interception of the rays of light |
| outskirts | a part remote from the center : border |