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What are some words with mort as the root word?

You're thinking of the root "mort" which means "death" or "dead". Here are some words with "mort" as the root:

* Mortal: Subject to death; not eternal or immortal.

* Morality: Principles concerning the distinction between right and wrong or good and bad behavior.

* Mortify: To subdue or discipline (the body or flesh) by abstinence or self-denial.

* Mortuary: A building in which dead bodies are prepared for burial and sometimes kept until burial.

* Mortician: An undertaker, a person whose business is preparing the dead for burial.

* Mortally: To a degree that can cause death; fatally.

* Mortar: A heavy, bowl-shaped vessel in which substances are crushed or ground with a pestle.

* Mortarboard: The square, flat-topped cap worn by graduates, usually with a tassel.

* Mortgage: A legal agreement by which a person borrows money to buy property, and the property is used as security for the loan.

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