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
jocularsaid or done as a joke : characterized by jesting : playful
avertto turn away or aside (the eyes, one's gaze, etc.) in avoidance
stultifyto have a dulling or inhibiting effect on
magniloquentspeaking in or characterized by a high-flown often bombastic style or manner
tenancya holding of an estate or a mode of holding an estate
hazymade dim or cloudy by or as if by fine dust, smoke, or light vapor in the air : obscured by or as if by haze (see haze
embossto raise the surface of into bosses
consortassociate
rapturean expression or manifestation of ecstasy or passion
slewa large number