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
self-indulgenceexcessive or unrestrained gratification of one's own appetites, desires, or whims
aperturean opening or open space : hole
trougha long shallow often V-shaped receptacle for the drinking water or feed of domestic animals
mutilateto cut up or alter radically so as to make imperfect
bluffhaving a broad flattened front
sharda piece or fragment of a brittle substance
excerpta passage (as from a book or musical composition) selected, performed, or copied : extract
bovineof, relating to, or resembling bovines and especially the ox or cow
comeuppancea deserved rebuke or penalty : deserts
asperityroughness of manner or of temper : harshness of behavior or speech that expresses bitterness or anger