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 |
|---|---|
| dissident | disagreeing especially with an established religious or political system, organization, or belief |
| invert | to reverse in position, order, or relationship |
| primordial | first created or developed : primeval |
| bauble | trinket |
| truncate | to shorten by or as if by cutting off |
| breach | infraction or violation of a law, obligation, tie, or standard |
| circlet | a little circle |
| regatta | a rowing, speedboat, or sailing race or a series of such races |
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
| genus | a class, kind, or group marked by common characteristics or by one common characteristic |