Death/Mouring

Irina E. (Colombia)
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  1. bereave
    deprive through death
  2. defunct
    no longer in force or use; inactive
  3. demise
    the time when something ends
  4. dolorous
    showing sorrow
  5. cadaver
    the dead body of a human being
  6. elegy
    a mournful poem; a lament for the dead
  7. knell
    the sound of a bell rung slowly to announce a death
  8. lament
    a cry of sorrow and grief
  9. moribund
    being on the point of death
  10. macabre
    shockingly repellent; inspiring horror
  11. sepulchral
    of or relating to a chamber that is used as a grave
  12. wraith
    a ghostly figure, especially one seen shortly before death
Created on Sun May 23 16:52:37 EDT 2010

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