Life and Death Vocabulary

No	Word	Meaning in English
1	Corpse	Dead body of human being.
2	Carcass	Dead body of animals (bigger animals).
3	Cemetery / Graveyard	Where dead bodies are buried.
4	Crematorium	Where dead bodies are burnt.
5	Epitaph	Inscriptions on a tomb.
6	Euthanasia	Mercy killing.
7	Obituary	A message in memory of the dead.
8	Pyre	Burning wood on which a dead body is burnt.
9	Posthumous	After death.
10	Ex-gratia	Compensation after death.
11	Resurrect	Revive / resuscitate.
12	Demise	Death.
13	Waif	Homeless child.
14	Funeral-cortege	Procession taking dead body for the last rite.
15	To bite the big one / on the other side of the grave / kick the bucket	To die.
16	Morbid	Unhealthy.
17	Mortal	That will die one day.
18	Mortality	Related to death.
19	Bereave	To mourn.
20	Fatal	Deadly.
21	Annihilation	Destruction.
22	Catastrophe	Disaster, holocaust, cataclysm.
23	Death knell	Ringing of a bell symbolising someone's death.
24	Swan song	Final performance or last work before death/retirement.
25	Nihilist	One who destructs.
26	Eternal	Forever, everlasting.