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 |
|---|---|
| cavil | to raise trivial and frivolous objection |
| cession | a yielding to another : concession |
| miasma | a vaporous exhalation formerly believed to cause disease |
| wily | full of wiles : crafty |
| dogged | marked by stubborn determination |
| solicit | to make petition to : entreat |
| bereavement | the state or fact of being bereaved or deprived of something or someone |
| naivete | a naive remark or action |
| breach | infraction or violation of a law, obligation, tie, or standard |
| genuflect | to bend the knee |