11
cause death
11
inanimate(adjective, living, alive, organic)
6
dead(adjective, lively, living, working)
6
deaden(verb, quiet, advance, raise, diminish)
5
dull(verb, adjective, dead, discourage, bore)
4
discourage(verb, bore)
4
lifeless(adjective, living, things)
3
insentient
3
kill(verb, discourage, bore)
3
spiritless(adjective, dead)
2
apparition(noun, certainty, ghost)
2
asleep
2
chasten(verb, help, release, correct, aid)
2
defunct
2
depress(verb, discourage, bore)
2
discouraged(adjective, dead)
2
dishearten(verb, discourage, bore)
2
exhaust(noun, verb, help, tire)
2
inactive(adjective, dead)
2
insensate
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