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Body seen in secret mortuary could solve 50-year mystery of vanished religious leader

mortuary(n)/morgue(n)

a room or building in which dead bodies are kept, for hygienic storage or for examination, until burial or cremation.

corpse(n)

a dead body, especially of a human being rather than an animal.

decomposed(adj)

to decay, or to cause something to decay

charismatic(adj)

used to describe a person who has charisma

conspiracy(n)

a secret plan by a group to do something unlawful or harmful

ardent(adj)

showing strong feelings; eager

detain(v)

to force someone officially to stay in a place

marginalize(v)

to treat someone or something as if they are not important.

bestow(v)

to give something as an honour or present

mythologise(v)

to create a false picture of a situation

garner(v)

to collect something, usually after much work or with difficulty

proportional(adj)

If two amounts are proportional, they change at the same rate so that the relationship between them does not change

emancipation(n)

the process of giving people social or political freedom and rights

Sectarianism(n)

very strong support for the religious or political group that you are a member of, which can cause problems between different groups

probity(n)

complete honesty

uprising(n)

an act of opposition, sometimes using violence

interrogate(v)

to ask someone many questions in a formal situation, often in a forceful way that can be seen as threatening

militia(n)

a military force whose members are trained soldiers but who often have other jobs

hardliner(n)

someone, especially in politics, who is very severe

espionage(n)

the activity of secretly collecting and reporting information, especially secret political, military, business, or industrial information

adamant(adj)

unwilling to be persuaded to change an opinion or decision

follicle(n)

any of the very small holes in the skin that a hair grows from

unifying creed(n)

a statement of essential beliefs that provides a common ground for a religious group, fostering unity and shared identity among diverse believers

intelligence service(n)

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