GRE Word List
OBSEQUY
a funeral or burial rite
The meaning of the word obsequy is a funeral or burial rite.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| alliteration | the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs) |
| imbalance | lack of balance : the state of being out of equilibrium or out of proportion |
| compromise | settlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions |
| cardinal | a high ecclesiastical official of the Roman Catholic Church who ranks next below the pope and is appointed by him to assist him as a member of the college of cardinals (see college |
| immutable | not capable of or susceptible to change |
| luster | a glow of reflected light : sheen |
| whim | a capricious or eccentric and often sudden idea or turn of the mind : fancy |
| malevolent | having, showing, or arising from intense often vicious ill will, spite, or hatred |
| pessimism | an inclination to emphasize adverse aspects, conditions, and possibilities or to expect the worst possible outcome |
| deft | characterized by facility and skill |