GRE Word List
OBSEQUY
a funeral or burial rite
The meaning of the word obsequy is a funeral or burial rite.
Random words
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|---|---|
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| virulent | marked by a rapid, severe, and destructive course |
| cohesion | the act or state of sticking together tightly |
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| torque | a force that produces or tends to produce rotation or torsion |
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