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
unrequitednot requited : not reciprocated or returned in kind
emulateto strive to equal or excel
auroraldawn
belieto give a false impression of
consternationamazement or dismay that hinders or throws into confusion
figmentsomething made up or contrived
penancean act of self-abasement, mortification (see mortification
wiltloose freshness; droop
hysteriaa psychoneurosis marked by emotional excitability and disturbances of the psychogenic, sensory, vasomotor, and visceral (see visceral
hutan often small and temporary dwelling of simple construction : shack