GRE Word List

OBITUARY

a notice of a person's death usually with a short biographical account

The meaning of the word obituary is a notice of a person's death usually with a short biographical account.

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catalysta substance that enables a chemical reaction to proceed at a usually faster rate or under different conditions (as at a lower temperature) than otherwise possible
millenniumthe thousand years mentioned in Revelation (see revelation
compartmenta separate division or section
hibernalof, relating to, or occurring in winter
kineticof or relating to the motion of material bodies and the forces and energy associated therewith
pertsaucily free and forward : flippantly cocky and assured
blasphemythe act of insulting or showing contempt or lack of reverence for God
peripherythe perimeter of a circle or other closed curve
humusa brown or black complex variable material resulting from partial decomposition of plant or animal matter and forming the organic (see organic
flicka light sharp jerky stroke or movement