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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
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| mongrel | an individual resulting from the interbreeding of diverse breeds (see breed |
| legend | a story coming down from the past |
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| beware | to be on one's guard |
| disclose | to make known or public |
| execrate | to declare to be evil or detestable : denounce |
| obloquy | a strongly condemnatory utterance : abusive language |
| unprepossessing | not tending to create a favorable impression : not prepossessing |
| parchment | the skin of a sheep or goat prepared for writing on |
| preempt | to acquire (something, such as land) by preemption |