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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hazardousinvolving or exposing one to risk (as of loss or harm)
chaplaina clergyman in charge of a chapel
innateexisting in, belonging to, or determined by factors present in an individual from birth : native
inviolablesecure from violation or profanation
rapaciousexcessively grasping or covetous
objectiveexpressing or dealing with facts or conditions as perceived without distortion by personal feelings, prejudices, or interpretations
swathea band used in swathing
interpolateto alter or corrupt (something, such as a text) by inserting new or foreign matter
improprietyan improper or indecorous act or remark
noncommittalgiving no clear indication of attitude or feeling