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 |
|---|---|
| symbiosis | the living together in more or less intimate association or close union of two dissimilar organisms (as in parasitism or commensalism) |
| pusillanimous | lacking courage and resolution : marked by contemptible timidity |
| terminology | the technical or special terms used in a business, art, science, or special subject |
| representational | one that represents: such as |
| reaper | one that reaps |
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| apoplexy | stroke |
| hackneyed | lacking in freshness or originality |
| pulse | the regular expansion of an artery caused by the ejection of blood into the arterial system by the contractions of the heart |
| incorrigible | incapable of being corrected or amended: such as |