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
deadpanmarked by an impassive matter-of-fact manner, style, or expression
brawlto quarrel or fight noisily : wrangle
crossbreedhybridize
modean arrangement of the eight diatonic notes or tones of an octave according to one of several fixed schemes of their intervals (see interval
belateddelayed beyond the usual time
coddleto cook (something, such as eggs) in liquid slowly and gently just below the boiling point
baskto lie or relax in a pleasant warmth or atmosphere
slapdashhaphazard
effigyan image or representation especially of a person
eulogistica commendatory oration or writing especially in honor of one deceased