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 |
|---|---|
| impediment | something that impedes |
| gregarious | tending to associate with others of one's kind : social |
| mode | an arrangement of the eight diatonic notes or tones of an octave according to one of several fixed schemes of their intervals (see interval |
| fleck | streak |
| crone | a cruel or ugly old woman |
| legato | in a manner that is smooth and connected (as between successive tones) |
| savor | the taste or smell of something |
| wholesome | promoting health or well-being of mind or spirit |
| alms | something (such as money or food) given freely to relieve the poor |
| bristling | a short stiff coarse hair or filament |