Rampant Roots: MORT and NECRO

Th@1Guy (United States of America)
An itemization of words containing the root 'mort' or 'necro'.

Other: necrophobia
23 words 272 learners

Learn words with Flashcards and other activities

Definition First
Print Flashcards

Other learning activities

Answer a few questions about each word. Use this to prep for your next quiz! Compete with other teams in real time to see who answers the most questions correctly! Test your spelling acumen. Read the definition, listen to the word and try spelling it!

Teaching tools

Create and assign quizzes to your students to test their vocabulary. Assign learning activities including Practice, Vocabulary Jams and Spelling Bees to your students, and monitor their progress in real-time.

Full list of words from this list:

words only definitions & notes
  1. immortal
    not subject to death
  2. immortality
    the state of eternal life
  3. immortalize
    make famous forever
  4. innocuous
    not injurious to physical or mental health
  5. morgue
    a building or room where dead bodies are kept before burial
  6. moribund
    being on the point of death
  7. mortal
    subject to death
  8. mortality
    the quality or state of being subject to death
  9. mortally
    in such a manner that death ensues
  10. mortgage
    a conveyance of property as security for repaying a loan
  11. mortician
    one whose business is the management of funerals
  12. mortification
    strong feelings of embarrassment
  13. mortify
    cause to feel shame
  14. mortuary
    a building where bodies are kept before burial or cremation
  15. necrology
    a list of people who died recently
  16. necromancer
    one who practices magic or sorcery
  17. necromancy
    conjuring up the dead, especially for prophesying
  18. necrophilia
    an irresistible sexual attraction to dead bodies
  19. necropolis
    a tract of land used for burials
  20. necropsy
    an examination of a dead body to determine cause of death
  21. necrosis
    the localized death of living cells
  22. nectar
    a sweet liquid secretion that is attractive to pollinators
  23. postmortem
    occurring or done after death
Created on Wed Sep 25 17:52:39 EDT 2013 (updated Wed Sep 25 18:13:53 EDT 2013)

Sign up now (it’s free!)

Whether you’re a teacher or a learner, Vocabulary.com can put you or your class on the path to systematic vocabulary improvement.