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 |
|---|---|
| hurl | rush |
| hierarchy | a division of angels |
| zest | a piece of the peel of a citrus fruit (such as an orange or lemon) used as flavoring |
| callow | lacking adult sophistication : immature |
| bristle | a short stiff coarse hair or filament |
| juncture | a point of time |
| hive | a container for housing honeybees |
| flail | a hand threshing implement consisting of a wooden handle at the end of which a stouter and shorter stick is so hung as to swing freely |
| benefit | something that produces good or helpful results or effects or that promotes well-being : advantage |
| baroque | of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a style of artistic expression prevalent especially in the 17th century that is marked generally by use of complex forms, bold ornamentation, and the juxtaposition of contrasting elements often conveying a sense of drama, movement, and tension |