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 |
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| laceration | the act of lacerating |
| medium | something in a middle position |
| document | proof |
| apologist | someone who speaks or writes in defense of someone or something that is typically controversial, unpopular, or subject to criticism |
| unction | the act of anointing as a rite of consecration or healing |
| heinous | hatefully or shockingly evil : abominable |
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