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 |
|---|---|
| conjecture | inference formed without proof or sufficient evidence |
| sporadic | occurring occasionally, singly, or in irregular or random instances |
| mentor | a friend of Odysseus entrusted with the education of Odysseus' son Telemachus |
| posterity | the offspring of one progenitor to the furthest generation |
| minutiae | a minute or minor detail |
| hue_and_cry | outcry; loud cry or clamor; strong protest; Ex. hue and cry against the new rule |
| saboteur | one that practices sabotage |
| inimitable | not capable of being imitated : matchless |
| prurient | marked by or arousing an immoderate or unwholesome interest or desire |
| affluence | abundance of property : wealth |