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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WordMeaning
abstemiousmarked by restraint especially in the eating of food or drinking of alcohol
foiblethe part of a sword or foil blade between the middle and point
fissurea narrow opening or crack of considerable length and depth usually occurring from some breaking or parting
insomniaprolonged and usually abnormal inability to get enough sleep especially due to trouble falling asleep or staying asleep
necromancyconjuration (see conjure
adjournto suspend indefinitely or until a later stated time
atoneto make amends : to provide or serve as reparation or compensation for something bad or unwelcome
commandeerto compel to perform military service
digressionthe act or an instance of leaving the main subject in an extended written or verbal expression of thought : the act or an instance of digressing in a discourse or other usually organized literary work
valedictionan act of bidding farewell