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
inscrutablenot readily investigated, interpreted, or understood : mysterious
catalysta substance that enables a chemical reaction to proceed at a usually faster rate or under different conditions (as at a lower temperature) than otherwise possible
doctrinea principle or position or the body of principles in a branch of knowledge or system of belief : dogma
falterto walk unsteadily : stumble
ejaculationan act of ejaculating
implodeto burst inward
gourmandone who is excessively fond of eating and drinking
expansivehaving a capacity or a tendency to expand
swaggerto conduct oneself in an arrogant or superciliously pompous manner
definitiveserving to provide a final solution or to end a situation