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 |
|---|---|
| bauble | trinket |
| astute | having or showing shrewdness and an ability to notice and understand things clearly : mentally sharp or clever |
| irrelevant | not relevant : inapplicable |
| rivet | a headed pin or bolt of metal used for uniting two or more pieces by passing the shank through a hole in each piece and then beating or pressing down the plain end so as to make a second head |
| exhilarating | causing strong feelings of happy excitement and elation : thrilling |
| precipitate | to throw violently : hurl |
| voluminous | having or marked by great volume or bulk : large |
| scurry | to move in or as if in a brisk pace : scamper |
| resort | one that affords aid or refuge : resource |
| tessellated | having a checkered appearance |