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 |
|---|---|
| teetotalism | the principle or practice of complete abstinence from alcoholic drinks |
| verbose | containing more words than necessary : wordy |
| hue_and_cry | outcry; loud cry or clamor; strong protest; Ex. hue and cry against the new rule |
| constitution | the basic principles and laws of a nation, state, or social group that determine the powers and duties of the government and guarantee certain rights to the people in it |
| strut | to become turgid : swell |
| tedium | the quality or state of being tedious : tediousness |
| pestilential | causing or tending to cause pestilence : deadly |
| pinnacle | an upright architectural member generally ending in a small spire and used especially in Gothic construction to give weight especially to a buttress |
| melancholy | depression of spirits : dejection |
| spat | squabble; minor dispute; minor quarrel |