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 |
|---|---|
| onus | burden |
| whet | to sharpen by rubbing on or with something (such as a stone) |
| gauche | lacking social experience or grace |
| intrigue | the practice of engaging in secret schemes |
| pristine | belonging to the earliest period or state : original |
| imbalance | lack of balance : the state of being out of equilibrium or out of proportion |
| tardy | moving slowly : sluggish |
| guise | a form or style of dress : costume |
| allocate | to apportion for a specific purpose or to particular persons or things : distribute |
| obloquy | a strongly condemnatory utterance : abusive language |