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
accrueto come into existence as a legally enforceable claim
insalubriousnot conducive to health : unwholesome
toutto make much of : promote
cremateto subject to cremation
actuaryclerk
ruminantan animal that chews the cud
reproveto scold or correct usually gently or with kindly intent
retentivehaving the power, property, or capacity of retaining
scaffolda temporary or movable platform for workers (such as bricklayers, painters, or miners) to stand or sit on when working at a height above the floor or ground
ambleto go at or as if at an easy gait : saunter