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 |
|---|---|
| orthodox | conforming to established doctrine especially in religion |
| sonnet | a fixed verse form of Italian origin consisting of 14 lines that are typically 5-foot iambics rhyming according to a prescribed scheme |
| levee | a reception held by a person of distinction on rising from bed |
| ensue | to strive to attain : pursue |
| pen | to shut in or as if in a pen |
| supererogatory | observed or performed to an extent not enjoined or required |
| insensate | lacking sense or understanding |
| argot | the language used by a particular type or group of people : an often more or less secret vocabulary and idiom peculiar to a particular group |
| tatter | to make ragged |
| pedestrian | commonplace |