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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verbosecontaining more words than necessary : wordy
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constitutionthe basic principles and laws of a nation, state, or social group that determine the powers and duties of the government and guarantee certain rights to the people in it
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spatsquabble; minor dispute; minor quarrel