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 |
|---|---|
| preposterous | contrary to nature, reason, or common sense : absurd |
| flotsam | floating wreckage of a ship or its cargo |
| injurious | inflicting or tending to inflict injury : detrimental |
| extradition | the surrender of an alleged criminal usually under the provisions of a treaty or statute by one authority (such as a state) to another having jurisdiction to try the charge |
| eerie | so mysterious, strange, or unexpected as to send a chill up the spine |
| cohabit | to live together as or as if a married couple |
| moodiness | subject to depression : gloomy |
| cascade | a steep usually small fall of water |
| debris | the remains of something broken down or destroyed |
| fruitful | yielding or producing fruit |