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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somaticof, relating to, or affecting the body especially as distinguished from the germplasm
granarya storehouse for threshed grain
gastronomythe art or science of good eating
erodeto diminish or destroy by degrees:
defectionconscious abandonment of allegiance or duty (as to a person, cause, or doctrine) : desertion
tacta keen sense of what to do or say in order to maintain good relations with others or avoid offense
divaprima donna
palettea thin oval or rectangular board or tablet that a painter holds and mixes pigments on
regimenta military unit consisting usually of a number of battalions
perorationthe concluding part of a discourse and especially an oration