"Mort" Vocabulary

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mortician

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a person, usually a licensed embalmer, who supervises or conducts the preparation of the dead for burial and directs or arranges funerals.

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moribund

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approaching death; about to die.

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mortified

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to cause to experience shame, humiliation, or wounded pride.

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postmortem

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Occurring or done after death OR An analysis or review of a finished event.

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mortuary

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A place, especially a funeral home, where dead bodies are kept before burial or cremation.

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mortification

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A feeling of shame, humiliation, or wounded pride OR Death or decay of living tissue; gangrene.

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immortal

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Not subject to death.

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mortal

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Of or relating to humans as being subject to death.