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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archaichaving the characteristics of the language of the past and surviving chiefly in specialized uses
bateto reduce the force or intensity of : restrain
problematicposing a problem : difficult to solve or decide
forwardnear, being at, or belonging to the forepart
bereftdeprived or robbed of the possession or use of something
imminentready to take place : happening soon
waifa stray person or animal
polaritythe quality or condition inherent in a body that exhibits opposite properties or powers in opposite parts or directions or that exhibits contrasted properties or powers in contrasted parts or directions : the condition of having poles
seasona time characterized by a particular circumstance or feature
carnagethe flesh of slain animals or humans