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
augurydivination from auspices (see auspice
diatribea bitter and abusive speech or piece of writing
remediablecapable of being remedied
jubilationan act of rejoicing : the state of being jubilant
reconcileto restore to friendship or harmony
caulkto stop up and make tight against leakage (something, such as a boat or its seams, the cracks in a window frame, or the joints of a pipe)
inherentinvolved in the constitution or essential character of something : belonging by nature or habit : intrinsic
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fecundityfruitful in offspring or vegetation : prolific
axioma statement accepted as true as the basis for argument or inference : postulate