| autopsy |
a medical examination of a dead body to find the cause of death. |
| benefactor |
one who helps or brings good to an individual or an institution, usually by giving money. |
| cumulative |
becoming larger or greater by means of gradual addition. |
| doctrinaire |
dogmatically adhering to a theory or a school of thought, regardless of its practicality. |
| elegy |
a sorrowful or mournful poem or musical composition, especially a lament for the dead. |
| enumerate |
to name or list one by one. |
| obituary |
a printed announcement of a person's death, usually including a brief biography and information about funeral arrangements. |
| obliterate |
to erase or make unrecognizable by erasing. |
| particularity |
precise or detailed character. |
| perturb |
to cause great disturbance in (the mind); agitate or worry. |
| Philistine |
(sometimes lower case) one who is ignorant of, smugly indifferent to, or hostile to aesthetic and cultural values. |
| premeditate |
to consider, plan, or arrange in advance. |
| reciprocate |
to give (feelings or things) in return. |
| savant |
a person of deep learning; scholar. |
| stymie |
throw an obstacle in the way of (something or someone); impede; thwart. |