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Mort-death
immortalize-v
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to preserve in memory forever
syn: memorialize ant:forget
the courageous stand taken by the prime minister on that day ___ him in his eyes of the people |
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Mort-death
morbid-adj
(mor'bid)
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taking an unhealthy interest in unpleasant things
syn:unwholesome
susan had a __ imagination and she drew several hundred pictures of cemeteries |
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Mort-death
mortify-v
(mor' te fi)
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to cause extreme embarrasement to
syn:humiliate ant:delight
a scolding from his mother in front of the other students __ charles and he ran out of the room |
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Mort-death
moribund-adj
(mor' i bund)
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in a dying or deathlike state
syn:deteriorating ant:reviving
bonnie hoped the ___ old car would make it up one last hill so she could finally get home
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nec/nox/nic-to hurt to kill
noxious-adj
(nak' shes)
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harmful to physical or moral health
syn:foul ant:pleasant
the __ fumes of toxic chemicals filled the abandoned warehouse |
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nec/nox/nic-to hurt to kill
pernicious-adj
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causing damage; harmful
syn:destructive ant:favorable
tina found that too much fertilizer was __ to her tomato plants |
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