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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WordMeaning
dozeto sleep lightly
incidencerate of occurrence or influence
inveterateconfirmed in a habit : habitual
humorthat quality which appeals to a sense of the ludicrous or absurdly incongruous : a funny or amusing quality
facilitateto make easier : help bring about
phariseea member of a Jewish sect of the intertestamental period noted for strict observance of rites and ceremonies of the written law and for insistence on the validity of their own oral traditions concerning the law
discriminateto mark or perceive the distinguishing or peculiar features of
inconsequentialof no significance : unimportant
secessionwithdrawal into privacy or solitude : retirement
rarefiedbeing less dense