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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execrable | deserving to be execrated : detestable |
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dissent | to withhold assent or approval |
disinclination | a preference for avoiding something : slight aversion |
rampart | a protective barrier : bulwark |
conundrum | an intricate and difficult problem |
pinnacle | an upright architectural member generally ending in a small spire and used especially in Gothic construction to give weight especially to a buttress |
sophistry | subtly deceptive reasoning or argumentation |
scrutinize | to examine closely and minutely |
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