Untitled Flashcard Set

A __________ is a dead body.

Cadaver

To __________ means to decay and die or to cause someone to feel shame.

Mortify

The term __________ refers to a dead body.

Corpse

Something that is __________ has no body or physical form.

Incorporeal

To __________ means to separate the limbs from the whole body.

Dismember

__________ is the act of performing surgery upon a living subject.

Vivisection

Something that is __________ is bizarre and so strange as to be disturbing.

Grotesque

The term __________ describes something that is horrible and resembles the dead.

Ghastly

A __________ is an evil spirit.

Spectre / Specter

A __________ is a monument enclosing the tomb of a dead person.

Mausoleum

A __________ is a stone-chambered, underground burial vault.

Crypt

A __________ is a corpse that has returned from the dead to terrorize the living.

Revenant

A __________ is a wailing spirit that appears when someone is about to die.

Banshee