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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hoarda supply or fund stored up and often hidden away
implicationsomething implied: such as
penologya branch of criminology dealing with prison management and the treatment of offenders
extrapolationto predict by projecting past experience or known data
liabilitythe quality or state of being liable
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solemnityformal or ceremonious observance of an occasion or event
reverendworthy of reverence : revered
treasurewealth (such as money, jewels, or precious metals) stored up or hoarded
sticklerone who insists on exactness or completeness in the observance of something