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Mortuary
place where dead bodies are kept
Morior (to die); mortuus (dead man)
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Morbid
occupied with thoughts of death
Morior (to die); mortuus (dead man)
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Immortal
cannot die
Morior (to die); mortuus (dead man)
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Moribund
on the point of death; no longer active
Morior (to die); mortuus (dead man)
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Amortize
to pay off a debt in installments
Morior (to die); mortuus (dead man)
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Mortal
doomed to die
Morior (to die); mortuus (dead man)
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Placid
peaceful; calm; not easily disturbed
Placide (quiet, composed, calm)
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Placate
to calm down; pacify
Placide (quiet, composed, calm)
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Implacable
relentless; cannot be pacified
Placide (quiet, composed, calm)
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Complacent
smug; self-satisfied
Placide (quiet, composed, calm)
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Phobia
unreasonable or pathological fear
Phobos (fear)
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Claustrophobia
fear of enclosed spaces
Phobos (fear)
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Arachnophobia
fear of spiders
Phobos (fear)
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Xenophobia
fear of strangers/foreigners
Phobos (fear)
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Ambidextrous
able to use both hands
Ambi-(both)
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Ambivalent
unclear in meaning; indefinite
Ambi-(both)
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Ambiguous
vague; unclear in meaning
Ambi-(both)
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Ambulant
able to walk (used of hospital patients)
Ambulare (to walk)
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Somnambulist
someone walking in their sleep
Ambulare (to walk)
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Amble
walk slowly with no definite aim
Ambulare (to walk)
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Ambulatory
able to walk
Ambulare (to walk)
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Perambulate
walk around
Ambulare (to walk)
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Irate
very angry
Ira (anger)
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Irascible
easily angered
Ira (anger)
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Tremulous
uncertain; hesitant
Tremblare (to tremble)
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Trepidation
fear
Tremblare (to tremble)
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Intrepid
brave
Tremblare (to tremble)
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Erratic
not stable
Errare (to wander)[ err;error]
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Aberration
deviation from the normal
Errare (to wander)[ err;error]
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Errant
wandering; in error; straying from good behavior
Errare (to wander)[ err;error]
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Inerrant
not capable of error; free from mistakes
Errare (to wander)[ err;error]
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Congenital
present from birth
Genus (birth, class)
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Ingenious
clever and inventive
Genus (birth, class)
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Engender
to cause
Genus (birth, class)
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Progenitor
ancestor; founder of a line
Genus (birth, class)
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Progeny
offspring; children
Genus (birth, class)
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Homogeneous
same all through
Genus (birth, class)
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Heterogeneous
varied; uneven
Genus (birth, class)
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Indigenous
native to a locality
Genus (birth, class)
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Genealogy
study of family trees/ancestry
Genus (birth, class)
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Senile
with reduced mental faculties due to old age
Senex (old man) [senior]
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Senescent
decaying; growing old
Senex (old man) [senior]
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