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    obituary

    US /oʊˈbɪtʃueri/

    ・

    UK /əˈbɪtʃuəri/

    B2
    n.NounWritten notice or announcement of a person's death
    I learned of his death when I read his obituary

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    • You can write my obituary.

      You can write my obituary.

    • You can write my obituary.

      You can write my obituary.

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    • reads comic books.", "He reads obituaries." Do you know what an "obituary" is? In the

      reads comic books.", "He reads obituaries." Do you know what an "obituary" is? In the

    • Do you know what an obituary is?

      Do you know what an obituary is?

    A2

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    • I remember reading his obituary in the paper.

      I remember reading his obituary in the paper.

    • I remember reading his obituary in the paper.

      I remember reading his obituary in the paper.

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    • Big George had KO'd Ken Norton, he had mauled Joe Frazier, and as Ali walked out to meet him in a packed Zaire area, it was almost as if the commentary team were writing his obituary.

      Big George had KO'd Ken Norton, he had mauled Joe Frazier, and as Ali walked out to meet him in a packed Zaire area, it was almost as if the commentary team were writing his obituary.

    • And as Ali walked out to meet him in a packed Zaheer area, it was almost as if the commentary team were writing his obituary.

      And as Ali walked out to meet him in a packed Zaheer area, it was almost as if the commentary team were writing his obituary.

    B1

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    • The International Energy Agency says it's too soon to write oil's obituary.

      The International Energy Agency says it's too soon to write oil's obituary.

    • The International Energy Agency says it's too soon to write oil's obituary.

      The International Energy Agency says it's too soon to write oil's obituary.

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    • I can bring you the obituary.

      I can bring you the obituary.

    • I don't want to see your grandmother's obituary.

      I don't want to see your grandmother's obituary.

    A2

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    • The example that a couple of members of Congress made last week was, if someone went and looked at an obituary, right, and then went to an airline pricing website,

      The example that a couple of members of Congress made last week was, if someone went and looked at an obituary, right, and then went to an airline pricing website,

    • would they be more likely to pay more money because presumably they're looking at an obituary of a family friend or so on?

      would they be more likely to pay more money because presumably they're looking at an obituary of a family friend or so on?

    B1

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    • Well, I got a little insight into what the problem was when I read his obituary in one of the Richmond, Virginia papers.

      Well, I got a little insight into what the problem was when I read his obituary in one of the Richmond, Virginia papers.

    • Well, I got a little insight into what the problem was when I read his obituary in one of the Richmond, Virginia papers.

      Well, I got a little insight into what the problem was when I read his obituary in one of the Richmond, Virginia papers.

    A2

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    • court caution cautious cellar Celsius sensor centigrade chalk characterize chilly chimney chore circuit civilian civilization civilize clap clarify clash classical classify classmate claws cleaner clockwise clinical cloudy clumsy coalition coastline cocoa coconut coercive cogent coherence coherent coincident colloquial kernel colonialism colonist colony colorful columnist comb comma command commentary commerce commodity companion compass Gemini kin scammer debut decoy decrease deduct defective dehydrated delegate delinquent dependable descend descendant detest diagnose diameter disadvantage does educate eject enforce enlarge inquiry entrepreneur eraser erosion erupt eruption etc. ethnic evaluate exaggerate exceed excite exclaim exclude exhibit exhibition exile expansion expedition expel export external eyebrow eyelash far away fatality fatigue favorable fearful February fertile fibber fiscal fitness famine flinch fluctuate fluent font forecast foreigner format fossil fraction fragrance framework furnish gadget gangster garment garnish gasp gave gaze gel generalization generalize generic geography geometry giggle given glacier gloomy glory graceful gradual graphics grown grosser habitat habitual handkerchief hardy harmful has hassle haste hereditary hierarchy hinder horizontal horoscope horseback housewife humidity humorous hut hydrogen hypnotize idiom ignorant illiterate illogical illustration imitate immigrant immigrate immune impartial impolite income tax incomplete indirect indoor informal inhabitant inhale inland insert inspection ensure integration interested intermediate internet intersection interval invention inward irritate isolate its ivory kneel knit known landscape latitude latter legislation lily lint literary locally loitering longitude lottery lumber lying lyrics machinery made up magnitude manufacture manufacturer microbes married mathematics disrespectful meadow means measurement melody metric metropolitan midday midterm mineral minimal missing misunderstand moderate modify moist moisture mold molecule monument monopoly mosquito nationality necessity neglect nonfiction numb numeral nutrition obedient obese obituary oblige oily old-fashioned Olympics omelette omit oneself onto optional opt orthodox hours outdoors outgoing outline outlook outspoken outward overdue overdone overestimate overflow overtake overwhelm overwork ox paid pale pajamas panel parrot part-time participant participation particle paste patent pedestrian pier peninsula perpendicular persist pessimistic pianist plantation plural popularity postage postman pram proceed precedent pronunciation prospect punctual racism radiation reasonably recycle redundancy refreshment remedy removal renovate respectful restless resume rigid rinse yield weep went whale widen width windy wink worship vacancy variable that vein verb vertical veteran viewpoint vinegar vocational vowel voyage underline uneasy unite unity unlucky upright upward utility tame telegraph tentative texture thermometer thesaurus thread tights timber tolerate toward translation transparent treaty tremble tropical tulip said sank satisfactory saucer sauna saw scarlet scholar scissors scold scramble scrape seafood seaside selective sensual shilling sideways simultaneous singular skeleton skyscraper slang sieve sled slender softly solemn sprinkle squirrel stationary stimulate comprehend comprehensive compute consist construct consultation cucumber cuisine subscribe accelerate advertise wallpaper waterfall attain avail boast confectionery dazzle debris deteriorate dexterity dining room disclose disobedience dispel earphones extinguish eye shadow fur heaviness hemisphere herald horse hospitable hyphen hypocrisy ignition incite add incorrect instruct integral intestine invoice jug junction lard lavish laziness lever libel lyrical malice mammal marmalade merge miser mistrust monarchy muse mute narrative nostril notorious nought nourish oblivion obscure ointment omission orchard owing pamper parsley pastime pat patron pavement peasant plausible predatory predominant proficient proverb repel reside ridicule rigorous robust seaweed semicolon situated skier slum smith snail superb

      court caution cautious cellar Celsius sensor centigrade chalk characterize chilly chimney chore circuit civilian civilization civilize clap clarify clash classical classify classmate claws cleaner clockwise clinical cloudy clumsy coalition coastline cocoa coconut coercive cogent coherence coherent coincident colloquial kernel colonialism colonist colony colorful columnist comb comma command commentary commerce commodity companion compass Gemini kin scammer debut decoy decrease deduct defective dehydrated delegate delinquent dependable descend descendant detest diagnose diameter disadvantage does educate eject enforce enlarge inquiry entrepreneur eraser erosion erupt eruption etc. ethnic evaluate exaggerate exceed excite exclaim exclude exhibit exhibition exile expansion expedition expel export external eyebrow eyelash far away fatality fatigue favorable fearful February fertile fibber fiscal fitness famine flinch fluctuate fluent font forecast foreigner format fossil fraction fragrance framework furnish gadget gangster garment garnish gasp gave gaze gel generalization generalize generic geography geometry giggle given glacier gloomy glory graceful gradual graphics grown grosser habitat habitual handkerchief hardy harmful has hassle haste hereditary hierarchy hinder horizontal horoscope horseback housewife humidity humorous hut hydrogen hypnotize idiom ignorant illiterate illogical illustration imitate immigrant immigrate immune impartial impolite income tax incomplete indirect indoor informal inhabitant inhale inland insert inspection ensure integration interested intermediate internet intersection interval invention inward irritate isolate its ivory kneel knit known landscape latitude latter legislation lily lint literary locally loitering longitude lottery lumber lying lyrics machinery made up magnitude manufacture manufacturer microbes married mathematics disrespectful meadow means measurement melody metric metropolitan midday midterm mineral minimal missing misunderstand moderate modify moist moisture mold molecule monument monopoly mosquito nationality necessity neglect nonfiction numb numeral nutrition obedient obese obituary oblige oily old-fashioned Olympics omelette omit oneself onto optional opt orthodox hours outdoors outgoing outline outlook outspoken outward overdue overdone overestimate overflow overtake overwhelm overwork ox paid pale pajamas panel parrot part-time participant participation particle paste patent pedestrian pier peninsula perpendicular persist pessimistic pianist plantation plural popularity postage postman pram proceed precedent pronunciation prospect punctual racism radiation reasonably recycle redundancy refreshment remedy removal renovate respectful restless resume rigid rinse yield weep went whale widen width windy wink worship vacancy variable that vein verb vertical veteran viewpoint vinegar vocational vowel voyage underline uneasy unite unity unlucky upright upward utility tame telegraph tentative texture thermometer thesaurus thread tights timber tolerate toward translation transparent treaty tremble tropical tulip said sank satisfactory saucer sauna saw scarlet scholar scissors scold scramble scrape seafood seaside selective sensual shilling sideways simultaneous singular skeleton skyscraper slang sieve sled slender softly solemn sprinkle squirrel stationary stimulate comprehend comprehensive compute consist construct consultation cucumber cuisine subscribe accelerate advertise wallpaper waterfall attain avail boast confectionery dazzle debris deteriorate dexterity dining room disclose disobedience dispel earphones extinguish eye shadow fur heaviness hemisphere herald horse hospitable hyphen hypocrisy ignition incite add incorrect instruct integral intestine invoice jug junction lard lavish laziness lever libel lyrical malice mammal marmalade merge miser mistrust monarchy muse mute narrative nostril notorious nought nourish oblivion obscure ointment omission orchard owing pamper parsley pastime pat patron pavement peasant plausible predatory predominant proficient proverb repel reside ridicule rigorous robust seaweed semicolon situated skier slum smith snail superb

    • Obituary.

      Obituary.

    C1

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    • And I thought, "On my obituary it will say 'like the bag' or something." It is so funny that after all this, you might be known for a bag.

      And I thought, "On my obituary it will say 'like the bag' or something." It is so funny that after all this, you might be known for a bag.

    • And I thought, "On my obituary, it'll say, like, 'the bag' or something."

      And I thought, "On my obituary, it'll say, like, 'the bag' or something."

    B1