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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graciousmarked by kindness and courtesy
terrestrialof or relating to the earth or its inhabitants
scoretwenty
littera covered and curtained couch provided with shafts and used for carrying a single passenger
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entourageone's attendants or associates
abbreviateto make briefer
depreciateto lower in honor or esteem