people-death Flashcards

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a woman whose husband has died & has not married again

A

widow

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die (formal)

A

pass away

sb lose someone

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a man whose wife has died & has not married again

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widower

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the fact or period of being a widow

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widowhood

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being widow

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widowed

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a person whose job is to prepare dead bodies that are going to be buried or cremated & to organise funerals
(uk)
(us)

A

undertaker (uk)

mortician (us)

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burn a dead person’s body (v)

(n)

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cremate (v)

cremation (n)

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a building where dead people’s bodies are burnt (n)
(pl)
(us)

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crematorium (cn)
crematoriums, crematoria (pl)
crematory (us)

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to write a document saying what will happen to sb’s possessions when they die

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to make a will

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allow sb inherit their will

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to leave sb’s money to…

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according to the will

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in sb’s will

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V … death

A

to

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12
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to die by being unable to breathe under water

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drown

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13
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when someone dies because of being unable to breathe under water

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drowning

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to bleed

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to bled-bled

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to stop breathing because sth is blocking your throat

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choke

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to injure someone with a sharp pointed subject

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stab

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a place in the ground where a dead person is buried

A

grave(cn)

tomb

18
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seriously bad

A

grave (adj)

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a stone showing where a dead person is buried & which usually has their name,the years of their birth & death

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gravestone, headstone (cn)

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a vehicle used to carry a body in a coffin in a funeral

A

hearse

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a long box in which a dead person is buried or burnt

A

coffin, casket

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an area of ground in which dead bodies are buried

A

cemetery

23
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a person at a funeral

A

mourner

24
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very sad

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mournful

25
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great sadness felt because someone has died

A

mourning