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 |
|---|---|
| seminary | an environment in which something originates and from which it is propagated |
| warp | a series of yarns extended lengthwise in a loom and crossed by the weft |
| aver | to declare positively |
| chant | to make melodic sounds with the voice |
| deface | to mar the appearance of : injure by effacing significant details |
| effete | no longer fertile |
| canter | one who uses cant: such as |
| incongruity | the quality or state of being incongruous |
| fritter | a small mass of fried or sautéed batter often containing fruit or meat |
| fiat | an authoritative or arbitrary order : decree |