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 |
|---|---|
| surrogate | one appointed to act in place of another : deputy |
| chaplain | a clergyman in charge of a chapel |
| maul | a heavy often wooden-headed hammer used especially for driving wedges |
| replete | fully or abundantly provided or filled |
| hostility | deep-seated usually mutual ill will |
| gawk | a clumsy stupid person : lout |
| drudgery | dull, irksome, and fatiguing work : uninspiring or menial labor |
| trough | a long shallow often V-shaped receptacle for the drinking water or feed of domestic animals |
| preponderance | a superiority in weight, power, importance, or strength |
| consanguinity | the quality or state of being consanguineous |