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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remitto lay aside (a mood or disposition) partly or wholly
benefitsomething that produces good or helpful results or effects or that promotes well-being : advantage
prurientmarked by or arousing an immoderate or unwholesome interest or desire
pulmonaryof, relating to, affecting, or occurring in the lungs
loungeto act or move idly or lazily : loaf
regimenta military unit consisting usually of a number of battalions
partisana firm adherent to a party, faction, cause, or person
aristocracygovernment by the best individuals or by a small privileged class
stratuma bed or layer artificially made
effeteno longer fertile