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 |
|---|---|
| malign | evil in nature, influence, or effect : injurious |
| kleptomaniac | a person evidencing kleptomania |
| opus | work |
| defection | conscious abandonment of allegiance or duty (as to a person, cause, or doctrine) : desertion |
| eddy | a current of water or air running contrary to the main current |
| dank | unpleasantly moist or wet |
| apprehend | arrest |
| aviary | a place for keeping birds confined |
| tyranny | oppressive power |
| controvert | to dispute or oppose by reasoning |