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
scholarlyof, characteristic of, or suitable to learned persons : learned
docileeasily taught
headlongheadfirst
tartagreeably sharp or acid to the taste
aversehaving an active feeling of repugnance, dislike, or distaste
voluminoushaving or marked by great volume or bulk : large
moltto shed hair, feathers, shell, horns, or an outer layer periodically
sublimeto cause to pass directly from the solid to the vapor state and condense back to solid form
anonymitythe quality or state of being anonymous
modulateto tune to a key or pitch