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
engagingtending to draw favorable attention or interest : attractive
emissaryone designated as the agent of another : representative
gruffrough, brusque, or stern in manner, speech, or aspect
reproveto scold or correct usually gently or with kindly intent
anachronisman error in chronology
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decorumliterary and dramatic propriety : fitness
disjunctiona sharp cleavage : disunion
gainsayto declare to be untrue or invalid
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