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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| archaic | having the characteristics of the language of the past and surviving chiefly in specialized uses |
| amputate | to remove by or as if by cutting |
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| verbalize | to express something in words |
| rant | to talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner |
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