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 |
|---|---|
| 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 |