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mortuary
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place where dead bodies are prepared or kep prior to burial or cremation
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megaton
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unit of explosive force equal to one million tons of TNT
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immortal
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not subject to death; having eternal fame; imperishable
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pyre
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combustable heap, especially for burning a corpse
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pyrotechnics
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the art of making and using fireworks
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megalopolis
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region made up of several large cities and their surrounding areas
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name
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morgue
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place in which the bodies of persons a found dead are temporarily kept
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mortify
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to shame, humiliate, to discipline one's body
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antonym
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word having a meaning opposite of that of another
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pseudonym
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false name, pen name, especially of an author
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megaphone
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coneshaped or horn shaped device used to project the voice
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mort
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death
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pyromania
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uncontrollabe impluse to start fires
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megalomania
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psychopathological condition marked by fantasies of self-grandeur and omnipotence
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pyro
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fire
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synonym
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word having a meaning similar to that of another
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mortgage
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"dead pledge" the pledging of property to a creditor as security for the payment of debt
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mortal
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subject to death; person- a human being; causing death
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homonym
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one of two or more words that have the same sound same sound and often same spelling but differ in meaning
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mega
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great
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pyrophobia
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fear of fire
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acronym
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name formed from the initial letters of a name or by comding initial letters of a series of words
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pseudo
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false
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pyrex
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brand of ovenproof glassware
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