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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WordMeaning
ornatemarked by elaborate rhetoric (see rhetoric
persistto go on resolutely or stubbornly in spite of opposition, importunity, or warning
surmountto prevail over : overcome
underlyinglying beneath or below
explicateto give a detailed explanation of
allocateto apportion for a specific purpose or to particular persons or things : distribute
brocadea rich silk fabric with raised patterns in gold and silver
incubateto sit on (eggs) so as to hatch by the warmth of the body
delusionsomething that is falsely or delusively believed or propagated
immolateto kill or destroy especially by fire