GRE Word List
OBSEQUY
funeral ceremony
The meaning of the word obsequy is funeral ceremony.
Random words
Word | Meaning |
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superfluous | excessive; overabundant; unnecessary; N. superfluity |
squander | waste; spend foolishly |
peregrination | journey; V. peregrinate |
carping | petty criticism; fault-finding; fretful complaining; quibble |
outstrip | outrun; surpass; outdo |
momentum | quantity of motion of a moving body; impetus; moving force |
perpetual | everlasting |
forlorn | sad and lonely; wretched; desolate |
stereotype | one regarded as embodying a set image or type; fixed and unvarying representation; standardized mental picture often reflecting prejudice; Ex. stereotype of the happy slave; V: make a stereotype of; represent by a stereotype; Ex. It is wrong to stereotype people; Ex. stereotyped answer |
befuddle | confuse thoroughly |