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 |
|---|---|
| veracious | truthful |
| wrinkle | a small ridge or furrow especially when formed on a surface by the shrinking or contraction of a smooth substance : crease |
| arbitrate | to act as arbiter upon (a disputed question) : to settle (a dispute between two people or groups) after hearing the arguments and opinions of both |
| ken | the range of perception, understanding, or knowledge |
| fickle | marked by lack of steadfastness, constancy, or stability : given to erratic changeableness |
| memento | something that serves to warn or remind |
| prognosis | the prospect of recovery as anticipated from the usual course of disease or peculiarities of the case |
| refectory | a dining hall (as in a monastery or college) |
| dumbfound | to confound (see confound |
| impalpable | incapable of being felt by touch : intangible |