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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WordMeaning
convergeto tend or move toward one point or one another : come together : meet
astutehaving or showing shrewdness and an ability to notice and understand things clearly : mentally sharp or clever
vindicateto free from allegation or blame
granarya storehouse for threshed grain
regicidea person who kills a king
nonplusa state of bafflement or perplexity : quandary
subdueto conquer and bring into subjection : vanquish
devolveto pass on (something, such as responsibility, rights, or powers) from one person or entity to another
nirvanathe final beatitude (see beatitude
burlesquea literary or dramatic work that seeks to ridicule by means of grotesque exaggeration or comic imitation