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 |
|---|---|
| extort | to obtain from a person by force, intimidation, or undue or illegal power : wring |
| sallow | any of several Old World broad-leaved willows (such as Salix caprea) including important sources of charcoal and tanbark |
| convoluted | having convolutions |
| baleful | deadly or pernicious in influence |
| fashion | the prevailing style (as in dress) during a particular time |
| accessible | capable of being reached |
| pinion | the terminal section of a bird's wing including the carpus, metacarpus, and phalanges |
| trifle | something of little value, substance, or importance |
| hilarity | boisterous merriment or laughter |
| spoof | deceive |