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 |
|---|---|
| philanderer | a man who has sexual relations with many women |
| disport | sport |
| fervent | very hot : glowing |
| scrupulous | having moral integrity : acting in strict regard for what is considered right or proper |
| static | exerting force by reason of weight alone without motion |
| outstrip | to go faster or farther than |
| convivial | relating to, occupied with, or fond of feasting, drinking, and good company |
| quay | a structure built parallel to the bank of a waterway for use as a landing place |
| decomposition | to separate into constituent parts or elements or into simpler compounds |
| defame | to harm the reputation of by communicating false statements about : to harm the reputation of by libel (see libel |