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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theocracygovernment of a state by immediate divine guidance or by officials who are regarded as divinely guided
extraditionthe surrender of an alleged criminal usually under the provisions of a treaty or statute by one authority (such as a state) to another having jurisdiction to try the charge
debarto bar from having or doing something : preclude
causticcapable of destroying or eating away by chemical action : corrosive
adagea saying often in metaphorical form that typically embodies a common observation
visagethe face, countenance, or appearance of a person or sometimes an animal
loftyelevated in character and spirit : noble
marto ruin or diminish the perfection or wholeness of : spoil
bolta lightning stroke
flutterto flap the wings rapidly