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 |
|---|---|
| prototype | an original model on which something is patterned : archetype |
| raffle | to engage in a raffle |
| waffle | a crisp cake of batter baked in a waffle iron |
| curmudgeon | a crusty, ill-tempered, and usually old man |
| gloat | to observe or think about something with triumphant and often malicious satisfaction, gratification, or delight |
| tactful | having or showing tact |
| discount | a reduction made from the gross (see gross |
| covert | not openly shown, engaged in, or avowed : veiled |
| herald | an official at a tournament of arms (see arm |
| querulous | habitually complaining |