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 |
|---|---|
| pertinacious | adhering resolutely to an opinion, purpose, or design |
| stringent | tight |
| tenacious | not easily pulled apart : cohesive |
| beware | to be on one's guard |
| deadpan | marked by an impassive matter-of-fact manner, style, or expression |
| missive | a written communication : letter |
| harbinger | something that foreshadows a future event : something that gives an anticipatory sign of what is to come |
| perquisite | a privilege, gain, or profit incidental to regular salary or wages |
| lopsided | leaning to one side |
| deluge | an overflowing of the land by water |