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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|---|---|
| bifurcated | divided into two branches or parts |
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| mollify | to soothe in temper or disposition : appease |
| flutter | to flap the wings rapidly |
| tawdry | cheap and gaudy in appearance or quality |
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| vassal | a person under the protection of a feudal lord to whom he has vowed homage and fealty : a feudal tenant |
| taciturn | temperamentally disinclined to talk |