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 |
|---|---|
| debar | to bar from having or doing something : preclude |
| throttle | to compress the throat of : choke |
| brand | a charred piece of wood |
| sensual | relating to or consisting in the gratification of the senses or the indulgence of appetite : fleshly |
| effluvium | an invisible emanation |
| astringent | causing a tightening of soft organic tissues : styptic |
| patriarch | one of the scriptural fathers of the human race or of the Hebrew people |
| trickster | one who tricks: such as |
| predispose | to dispose in advance |
| quixotic | foolishly impractical especially in the pursuit of ideals |