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 |
|---|---|
| cater | to provide a supply of food |
| comprehend | to grasp the nature, significance, or meaning of |
| indelible | that cannot be removed, washed away, or erased |
| fetid | having a heavy offensive smell |
| compunction | anxiety arising from awareness of guilt |
| moratorium | a legally authorized period of delay in the performance of a legal obligation or the payment of a debt |
| amplify | to expand (something, such as a statement) by the use of detail or illustration or by closer analysis |
| withhold | to hold back from action : check |
| effigy | an image or representation especially of a person |
| circumscribe | to constrict (see constrict |