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 |
|---|---|
| deadpan | marked by an impassive matter-of-fact manner, style, or expression |
| brawl | to quarrel or fight noisily : wrangle |
| crossbreed | hybridize |
| mode | an arrangement of the eight diatonic notes or tones of an octave according to one of several fixed schemes of their intervals (see interval |
| belated | delayed beyond the usual time |
| coddle | to cook (something, such as eggs) in liquid slowly and gently just below the boiling point |
| bask | to lie or relax in a pleasant warmth or atmosphere |
| slapdash | haphazard |
| effigy | an image or representation especially of a person |
| eulogistic | a commendatory oration or writing especially in honor of one deceased |