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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| refraction | deflection from a straight path undergone by a light ray or energy wave in passing obliquely from one medium (such as air) into another (such as glass) in which its velocity is different |
| prank | trick |
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| provident | frugal |
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| quirk | an abrupt twist or curve |
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| impetus | a driving force : impulse |
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| rag | a waste piece of cloth |