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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raveto talk irrationally in or as if in delirium
authoritativehaving, marked by, or proceeding from authority
monasticof or relating to monasteries or to monks or nuns
oatha solemn usually formal calling upon God or a god to witness to the truth of what one says or to witness that one sincerely intends to do what one says
hindrancethe state of being interfered with, held back, or slowed down : the state of being hindered
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chideto speak out in angry or displeased rebuke
abortiveprematurely born
sophistrysubtly deceptive reasoning or argumentation
inklinga slight knowledge or vague notion