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 |
|---|---|
| tramp | to walk, tread, or step especially heavily |
| sneak | to go stealthily or furtively : slink |
| bane | a source of harm or ruin : curse |
| contempt | the act of despising : the state of mind of one who despises : disdain |
| rabies | an acute virus disease of the nervous system of mammals that is caused by a rhabdovirus (species Rabies virus of the genus Lyssavirus) usually transmitted through the bite of a rabid animal and that is characterized typically by increased salivation, abnormal behavior, and eventual paralysis and death when untreated |
| forsake | to renounce or turn away from entirely |
| understate | to represent as less than is the case |
| indenture | a document or a section of a document that is indented |
| empirical | originating in or based on observation or experience |
| trite | hackneyed or boring from much use : not fresh or original |