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
juxtaposeto place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect)
repealto rescind or annul by authoritative act
codifyto reduce to a code
ligneousof or resembling wood
librettothe text of a work (such as an opera) for the musical theater
malefactorone who commits an offense against the law
dina loud continued noise
comelypleasurably conforming to notions of good appearance, suitability, or proportion
obliqueneither perpendicular nor parallel : inclined
engageto offer (something, such as one's life or word) as backing to a cause or aim : to expose to risk for the attainment or support of some end