Week 24 Vocabulary

1. Week 24 Vocabulary

2. Amortize [am-er-tahyz, uh-mawr-tahyz] verb • 1. to liquidate or extinguish (a mortgage, debt, or other obligation); to write off a cost of (an asset) gradually. • 2. to convey to a corporation or church group; alienate.

3. Immortalize [ih-mawr-tl-ahyz] verb •  1. to bestow unending fame upon; perpetuate. • 2. to make immortal; endow with immortality

4. Morbid [mawr-bid] adjective • 1. suggesting an unhealthy mental state or attitude; unwholesomely gloomy, sensitive, extreme, etc.: a morbid interest in death. • 2. affected by, caused by, causing, or characteristic of disease. • 3. pertaining to diseased parts: morbid anatomy. • 4. gruesome; grisly.

5. Mordant [mawr-dnt] adjective, noun • Mordant [mawr-dnt] adjective, noun • 1. sharply caustic or sarcastic, as wit or a speaker; biting. • 2. burning; corrosive. • 3. having the property of fixing colors, as in dyeing. • 4. a substance used in dyeing to fix the coloring. • 5. an adhesive substance for binding gold or silver leaf to a surface. • 6. an acid or other corrosive substance used in etching to eat out the lines, areas, etc.

6. Moribund [mawr-uh-buhnd, mor-] adjective • 1. in a dying state; near death. • 2. on the verge of extinction or termination. • 3. not progressing or advancing; stagnant: a moribund political party.

7. Mortgage [mawr-gij] noun, verb • 1. a conveyance of an interest in property as security for the repayment of money borrowed. • 2. the deed by which such a transaction is effected. • 3. the rights conferred by it, or the state of the property conveyed. • 4. to convey or place (real property) under a mortgage. • 5. to place under advance obligation; pledge: to mortgage one's life to the defense of democracy.

8. Mortify [mawr-tuh-fahy] verb • 1. to humiliate or shame, as by injury to one's pride or self-respect. • 2. to subjugate (the body, passions, etc.) by abstinence, ascetic discipline, or self-inflicted suffering. • 3. to practice mortification or disciplinary austerities. • 4. to undergo mortification; become gangrened or necrosed.

9. Mortuary [mawr-choo-er-ee] noun, adjective • 1. funeral home. • 2. of or pertaining to the burial of the dead. • 3. pertaining to or connected with death.

10. Postmortem [pohst-mawr-tuh m] adjective, noun • 1. of, pertaining to, or occurring in the time following death. • 2. of or pertaining to examination of the body after death. • 3. occurring after the end of something; after the event: a postmortem criticism of a television show. • 4. a postmortem examination; autopsy. • 5. an evaluation or discussion occurring after the end or fact of something: to do a postmortem on the decision of a court.

11. Remorse [ri-mawrs] noun • 1. deep and painful regret for wrongdoing; compunction. • 2. pity; compassion.

12. Analyze. Compose. • "Cowards die many times before their deaths; the valiant taste of death but once.“ • Argue if this statement is true. • Rubrics used: • Writing to Argue – Did you follow the format? • Vocabulary Usage – Are at least 2 words used appropriately? • Grammar – Is the writing formal? Did you capitalize? Punctuate? Avoid contractions?