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
noveltysomething new or unusual
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discreditto refuse to accept as true or accurate : disbelieve
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pristinebelonging to the earliest period or state : original
outlooka place offering a view
apprehensiveviewing the future with anxiety or alarm : feeling or showing fear or apprehension about the future
antediluvianof or relating to the period before the flood described in the Bible