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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|---|---|
| serrated | notched or toothed on the edge |
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| veracious | truthful |
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| caricature | exaggeration by means of often ludicrous distortion of parts or characteristics |
| eschew | to avoid habitually especially on moral or practical grounds : shun |
| deputize | to appoint as deputy |
| befuddle | to muddle or stupefy with or as if with drink |
| invalidate | to make invalid |
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