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
impedimentsomething that impedes
gregarioustending to associate with others of one's kind : social
modean arrangement of the eight diatonic notes or tones of an octave according to one of several fixed schemes of their intervals (see interval
fleckstreak
cronea cruel or ugly old woman
legatoin a manner that is smooth and connected (as between successive tones)
savorthe taste or smell of something
wholesomepromoting health or well-being of mind or spirit
almssomething (such as money or food) given freely to relieve the poor
bristlinga short stiff coarse hair or filament