GRE Word List

OBSEQUY

a funeral or burial rite

The meaning of the word obsequy is a funeral or burial rite.

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WordMeaning
refuteto prove wrong by argument or evidence : show to be false or erroneous
jettisonto get rid of as superfluous or encumbering : omit or forgo as part of a plan or as the result of some other decision
terminologythe technical or special terms used in a business, art, science, or special subject
desultorymarked by lack of definite plan, regularity, or purpose
stupora condition of greatly dulled or completely suspended sense or sensibility
capacitylegal competency (see competence
sportivefrolicsome
grazeto feed on growing herbage, attached algae, or phytoplankton
floraa treatise on or list of the plants of an area or period
blithelacking due thought or consideration : casual