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
orientto direct (something, such as a book or film) toward the interests of a particular group
gratuitousnot called for by the circumstances : not necessary, appropriate, or justified : unwarranted
beholdenbeing under obligation for a favor or gift : indebted
diffusebeing at once verbose and ill-organized
materialisma theory that physical matter is the only or fundamental reality and that all being and processes and phenomena can be explained as manifestations or results of matter (see matter
narcissistan individual showing symptoms of or affected by narcissism: such as
prescienceforeknowledge of events:
macerateto cause to waste away by or as if by excessive fasting
piecemealone piece at a time : gradually
panegyrica eulogistic oration or writing