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 |
|---|---|
| construe | to analyze the arrangement and connection of words in (a sentence or sentence part) |
| battalion | a considerable body of troops organized to act together : army |
| epicurean | of or relating to Epicurus or Epicureanism |
| precis | a concise summary of essential points, statements, or facts |
| pantomime | pantomimist |
| blunt | having an edge or point that is not sharp |
| adhere | to hold fast or stick by or as if by gluing, suction, grasping, or fusing |
| hypothetical | involving or being based on a suggested idea or theory : being or involving a hypothesis : conjectural |
| pretext | a purpose or motive alleged or an appearance assumed in order to cloak the real intention or state of affairs |
| precipitous | precipitate |