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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crypticsecret
gallowsa frame usually of two upright posts and a transverse beam from which criminals are hanged
compulsivehaving power to compel
succumbto yield to superior strength or force or overpowering appeal or desire
encipherto convert (a message) into cipher
defunctno longer living, existing, or functioning
knavea tricky deceitful fellow
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regenerationan act or the process of regenerating : the state of being regenerated