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16 Cards in this Set
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Epitaph |
Words written on tombstone Eg. The epitaph reads, "RIP". |
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Epithet |
1. Naming or title (nickname) (positive) 2. Naming or title inorder to belittle (negative) |
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Inter |
Bury (usually a dead body) |
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Inhume |
Bury |
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Disinter |
Exhume |
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Exhume |
To expose to real elements such as rock (by removing soil) |
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Limbo |
1. A type of native American dance 2. Lack of certainty (unable to find a path) |
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Obsequious |
1. To much willing to serve Eg. Obsequious waiter 2. Flattering (inorder to please or to get something) Eg. Obsequious language |
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Servile |
Obsequious Eg. A servile waiter/ language |
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Funereal |
Very sad Eg. Funereal music |
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Requiem |
1. Mass for the dead (malami) 2. Dirge |
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Dirge |
A mournful tune or music |
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Mournful |
Causing or filling deep sadness Eg. Mournful music |
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Undertaker |
Helper for obsequies |
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Crypt |
Grave in the basement of church Eg. The crypt of princes Dyna |
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Cryptic (adj) |
Difficult to understand and interpret Eg. Cryptic message |
