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 |
|---|---|
| hoard | a supply or fund stored up and often hidden away |
| implication | something implied: such as |
| penology | a branch of criminology dealing with prison management and the treatment of offenders |
| extrapolation | to predict by projecting past experience or known data |
| liability | the quality or state of being liable |
| decoy | a pond into which wildfowl are lured for capture |
| solemnity | formal or ceremonious observance of an occasion or event |
| reverend | worthy of reverence : revered |
| treasure | wealth (such as money, jewels, or precious metals) stored up or hoarded |
| stickler | one who insists on exactness or completeness in the observance of something |