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
imperceptiblenot perceptible by a sense or by the mind : extremely slight, gradual, or subtle
adjacentnot distant : nearby
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corollarya proposition (see proposition
exactingtryingly or unremittingly severe in making demands
reserveto hold in reserve : keep back
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