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
perquisitea privilege, gain, or profit incidental to regular salary or wages
resonantcontinuing to sound : echoing
predisposeto dispose in advance
ordinationthe act or an instance of ordaining : the state of being ordained
supererogatoryobserved or performed to an extent not enjoined or required
dysenterya disease characterized by severe diarrhea with passage of mucus and blood and usually caused by infection
fulsomecharacterized by abundance : copious
metamorphosischange of physical form, structure, or substance especially by supernatural means
rhapsodizeto speak or write in a rhapsodic manner
subsidya grant or gift of money: such as