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rigor mortis, fatal, moribund (Latin)
39 words from the Italic (Indo-European) family. Predominantly nouns. Representative words: rigor mortis, fatal, moribund, postmortal, immortal.
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inheritverbTo receive property, a title, or a genetic characteristic...killverbTo cause the death of a living organism; to put to death.deathnounThe permanent cessation of all biological functions that...executeverbTo carry out or put into effect a plan, order, or course of...mortaladjectiveSubject to death; causing or liable to cause death; of or...phoenixnounA mythical bird that cyclically burns itself to death and...amortizeverbTo gradually write off the initial cost of an asset over a...aristocracynounA form of government in which power is held by a hereditary...autopsynounA post-mortem examination to discover the cause of death or...cemeterynounA large burial ground, especially one not in a churchyard.demisenoun / verbA person's death; the end or failure of an enterprise or...doomnounDeath, destruction, or an unavoidable terrible fate;...draconianadjectiveExcessively harsh or severe, especially of laws or their...expireverbTo come to the end of a period of validity; to die; to...fataladjectiveCausing death; having ruinous consequences; decisively...felonynounIn common law, a crime regarded as more serious than a...funeralnounA ceremony held in connection with the burial or cremation...griefnounIntense sorrow, especially caused by someone's death; deep...grieveverbTo feel intense sorrow, especially caused by someone's...immortaladjectiveLiving forever; never dying or decaying; deserving to be...innocentadjectiveNot guilty of a crime or offense; free from moral wrong;...martyrnounA person who suffers death or great suffering for a cause,...moribundadjectiveAt the point of death; in terminal decline; lacking...mortalitynounThe state of being subject to death; the death rate in a...mortgagenounA legal agreement by which a bank or other creditor lends...mortifyverbTo cause someone to feel extremely embarrassed or...mortuarynounA room or building in which dead bodies are kept before...mysterynounSomething that is difficult or impossible to understand or...orcnounA monstrous humanoid creature of Germanic folklore and...passionnounA strong and barely controllable emotion; an intense...perishverbTo die, especially in a violent or sudden way; to suffer...plaguenounA contagious bacterial disease characterized by fever and...poisonnounA substance that causes illness, injury, or death when...postmortaladjectiveOccurring or existing after death; relating to the period...psychenounThe human soul, mind, or spirit; the totality of the human...rigor mortisnounThe stiffening of the joints and muscles of a body a few...shibbolethnounA word, pronunciation, custom, or belief that distinguishes...starveverbTo suffer or die from lack of food, from Old English...supernovanounThe explosive death of a massive star, resulting in a brief...