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 |
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fluctuate | to shift back and forth uncertainly |
transparent | having the property of transmitting light without appreciable scattering so that bodies lying beyond are seen clearly : pellucid |
ascetic | practicing strict self-denial as a measure of personal and especially spiritual discipline |
entreat | to plead with especially in order to persuade : ask urgently |
apex | the uppermost point : vertex |
lounge | to act or move idly or lazily : loaf |
esteem | the regard in which one is held |
warranted | sanction |
mettle | vigor and strength of spirit or temperament (see temperament |
importunate | troublesomely urgent : overly persistent in request or demand |