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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| conifer | any of an order (Coniferales) of mostly evergreen trees and shrubs having usually needle-shaped or scalelike leaves and including forms (such as pines) with true cones and others (such as yews) with an arillate fruit |
| embroil | to throw into disorder or confusion |
| enamored | affected by strong feelings of love, admiration, or fascination |
| hem | a border of a cloth article doubled back and stitched down |
| accolade | a mark of acknowledgment : award |
| fetter | a chain or shackle for the feet |
| vernacular | using a language or dialect native to a region or country rather than a literary, cultured, or foreign language |
| swathe | a band used in swathing |
| indefatigable | incapable of being fatigued : untiring |
| deputize | to appoint as deputy |