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 |
|---|---|
| commemorate | to call to remembrance |
| defunct | no longer living, existing, or functioning |
| pragmatist | a practical approach to problems and affairs |
| quiescent | marked by inactivity or repose : tranquilly at rest |
| begrudge | to give or concede reluctantly or with displeasure |
| impart | to give, convey, or grant from or as if from a store |
| elevation | the height to which something is elevated: such as |
| numismatist | the study or collection of coins, tokens, and paper money and sometimes related objects (such as medals) |
| sheaf | a quantity of the stalks and ears of a cereal grass or sometimes other plant material bound together |
| omnivorous | feeding on both animal and vegetable substances |