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 |
|---|---|
| pastiche | a literary, artistic, musical, or architectural work that imitates the style of previous work |
| flora | a treatise on or list of the plants of an area or period |
| obstreperous | marked by unruly or aggressive noisiness : clamorous |
| slavish | of or characteristic of someone held in forced servitude |
| diurnal | active chiefly in the daytime |
| solicitor | one that solicits |
| halcyon | characterized by happiness, great success, and prosperity : golden |
| wallow | to roll oneself about in a lazy, relaxed, or ungainly manner |
| fervent | very hot : glowing |
| disquisition | a formal inquiry into or discussion of a subject : discourse |