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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| fermentation | the enzyme-catalyzed anaerobic breakdown of an energy-rich compound (such as a carbohydrate to carbon dioxide and alcohol or to an organic acid) by the action of microorganisms (such as bacteria or yeast) that occurs naturally and is commonly used in the production of various products (such as food, alcoholic beverages, and pharmaceuticals) especially by controlling microbial enzymatic activity |
| sylvan | one that frequents groves or woods |
| detraction | a lessening of reputation or esteem especially by envious, malicious, or petty criticism : belittling |
| convulsion | an abnormal violent and involuntary contraction or series of contractions of the muscles |
| remittance | a sum of money remitted |
| deliberate | to think about or discuss issues and decisions carefully |
| slavish | of or characteristic of someone held in forced servitude |
| grapple | the act or an instance of grappling |
| wizened | to become dry, shrunken, and wrinkled often as a result of aging or of failing vitality |
| agility | the quality or state of being agile : nimbleness |