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
crypta chamber (such as a vault) wholly or partly underground
rusea wily subterfuge
impassivegiving no sign of feeling or emotion : expressionless
tarnishto dull or destroy the luster of by or as if by air, dust, or dirt : soil
porridgea soft food made by boiling meal of grains or legumes in milk or water until thick
reminiscenceapprehension of a Platonic idea as if it had been known in a previous existence
empathythe action of understanding, being aware of, being sensitive to, and vicariously experiencing the feelings, thoughts, and experience of another of either the past or present without having the feelings, thoughts, and experience fully communicated in an objectively explicit manner
earthlycharacteristic of or belonging to this earth
awla pointed tool for marking surfaces or piercing small holes (as in leather or wood)
dynamicmarked by usually continuous and productive activity or change