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 |
|---|---|
| ultimate | last in a progression or series : final |
| derivation | the formation of a word from another word or base (as by the addition of a usually noninflectional affix) |
| nomadic | of, relating to, or characteristic of nomads |
| rationale | an explanation of controlling principles of opinion, belief, practice, or phenomena |
| dorsal | an ornamental cloth hung behind and above an altar |
| buoyant | having buoyancy |
| effeminate | having feminine qualities untypical of a man : not manly in appearance or manner |
| cross | a structure consisting of an upright with a transverse beam used especially by the ancient Romans for execution |
| rasp | to rub with something rough |
| verbalize | to express something in words |