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
startto move suddenly and violently : spring
criteriaa standard on which a judgment or decision may be based
circuitoushaving a circular or winding course
vigilthe act of keeping awake at times when sleep is customary
imperilto bring into peril : endanger
pedantone who is unimaginative or who unduly emphasizes minutiae in the presentation or use of knowledge
genericrelating to or characteristic of a whole group or class : general
pharisaicalmarked by hypocritical censorious self-righteousness
staticexerting force by reason of weight alone without motion
amalgamateto unite in or as if in an amalgam