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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WordMeaning
construeto analyze the arrangement and connection of words in (a sentence or sentence part)
battaliona considerable body of troops organized to act together : army
epicureanof or relating to Epicurus or Epicureanism
precisa concise summary of essential points, statements, or facts
pantomimepantomimist
blunthaving an edge or point that is not sharp
adhereto hold fast or stick by or as if by gluing, suction, grasping, or fusing
hypotheticalinvolving or being based on a suggested idea or theory : being or involving a hypothesis : conjectural
pretexta purpose or motive alleged or an appearance assumed in order to cloak the real intention or state of affairs
precipitousprecipitate