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week 16 vocab
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Language - Latin
03/24/2011
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Term
mordant
 Definition
cutting, caustic, or sarcastic.
Term
mordacious
Definition
bitin, sharp, or caustic.
Term
premorse
Definition
ending abruptly and unevenly, as bitten off.
Term
postmortem
Definition
examination of a body after death
Term
mortal
 Definition
that must eventually die
Term
mundane
Definition
of the world commonplace
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extramundane
Definition
not of this world
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nocturnal
Definition
of the night
Term
noctuid
Definition
any of a large family of moths that fly at night
Term
nocturne
Definition
a painting of a night scene
Term
ocular
 Definition
of the eye; like the eye
Term
oculist
Definition
an eye doctor
Term
ossiferous
Definition
containing bones, as a geological deposit.
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ossifiy
Definition
to settle rigidly into a practice or custom
Term
ossuary
 Definition
a container for the bones of the dead