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 |
|---|---|
| irascible | marked by hot temper and easily provoked anger |
| scholarly | of, characteristic of, or suitable to learned persons : learned |
| bloated | overfilled and extended with liquid, gas, food, etc. |
| token | a piece resembling a coin issued for use (as for fare on a bus) by a particular group on specified terms |
| herbivorous | feeding on plants |
| coddle | to cook (something, such as eggs) in liquid slowly and gently just below the boiling point |
| fleece | the coat of wool covering a wool-bearing animal (such as a sheep) |
| margin | the part of a page or sheet outside the main body of printed or written matter |
| anachronism | an error in chronology |
| paramour | lover |