| autopsy |
a medical examination of a dead body to find the cause of death. |
| celestial |
of or having to do with the sky or outer space. |
| disperse |
to drive away in all directions; scatter. |
| exemplary |
deserving to be imitated or followed; highly commendable. |
| expunge |
to cross out or erase. |
| imperative |
very important; urgent. |
| irksome |
causing annoyance; bothersome or tiresome. |
| macabre |
of, pertaining to, depicting, or evoking death or the horrors of death; gruesome; ghastly. |
| nominal |
in name alone. |
| perpendicular |
at a right angle to. |
| progression |
the act of moving forward or onward. |
| rebate |
a part of a payment that is returned. |
| shackle |
a metal band or one of a pair of metal rings used to bind the wrist or ankle of a prisoner or animal. |
| supersede |
to take over the position or influence of; replace. |
| turbid |
clouded or murky because of stirred-up particles or sediment; muddy. |