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 |
|---|---|
| adjacent | not distant : nearby |
| repugnance | the quality or fact of being contradictory or inconsistent |
| relinquish | to withdraw or retreat from : leave behind |
| embark | to go on board a vehicle for transportation |
| addle | rotten |
| bluster | to talk or act with noisy swaggering threats |
| demagogue | a leader who makes use of popular prejudices and false claims and promises in order to gain power |
| grouse | any of various chiefly ground-dwelling birds (family Tetraonidae) that are usually of reddish-brown or other protective color and have feathered legs and that include many important game birds |
| primate | a bishop who has precedence in a province, a group of provinces, or a nation |
| entrance | power or permission to enter : admission |