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
decantto draw off (a liquid) without disturbing the sediment or the lower liquid layers
condimentssomething used to enhance the flavor of food
retrieveto locate and bring in (killed or wounded game)
yeomanan attendant or officer in a royal or noble household
discreteconstituting a separate entity : individually distinct
plastera medicated or protective dressing that consists of a film (as of cloth or plastic) spread with a usually medicated substance
gazettenewspaper
effluviuman invisible emanation
maladroitlacking adroitness : inept
dorsalan ornamental cloth hung behind and above an altar