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
basethe bottom of something considered as its support : foundation
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illusivebased on or producing illusion : illusory
obsequya funeral or burial rite
dramaa composition (see composition
liquidateto determine by agreement or by litigation the precise amount of (indebtedness, damages, or accounts)
impunityexemption or freedom from punishment, harm, or loss
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