Reading...
Play button
Play button
Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;
Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;
H to show hint;
A reads text to speech;
13 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
|
bereave
|
to leave desolate or alone
|
|
|
cadaver
|
a dead body, usually meant for dissection
|
|
|
defunct
|
having ceased to exist or live
|
|
|
demise
|
death
|
|
|
dolorous
|
marked by sorrow, grief, or pain
|
|
|
elegy
|
a poem composed as a lament for a dead person
|
|
|
knell
|
to ring slowly, solemnly; to give mournful or ominous sound
|
|
|
lament
|
to express grief for or about
|
|
|
macabre
|
suggesting the horror of death and decay
|
|
|
moribund
|
approaching death; about to die
|
|
|
obsequies
|
a funeral rite or ceremony
|
|
|
sepulchral
|
relating to a burial vault; suggestive of the grave
|
|
|
wraith
|
the ghost of a dead person
|
