The document defines several words related to flesh and incarnation: carnage refers to great destruction, especially in battle; reincarnation is the rebirth of the soul in a new body; carnival describes a traveling group that provides entertainment; incarnation means a particular physical form or version of something; and discarnate means without a physical body. The examples given include depictions of violence on The Walking Dead, desires to be reborn as a pet, American enjoyment of traveling carnivals in the 19th century, and a sister who changes her image or incarnation to that of a punk rocker.

1. Carn
flesh

2. Carnage
• great destruction (as in
battle); slaughter
• The carnage on one
episode of The Walking
Dead is enough to last
someone a lifetime.

3. Reincarnation
• The rebirth of the soul
in a new body
• Most people who
believe in reincarnation
want to come back as a
well cared for pet.

4. Carnival
• A traveling group that
presents a variety of
amusements
• Americans enjoyed
traveling shows
throughout the 19th
century; the carnival
was inspired by a fair in
Chicago in 1893.

5. Incarnation
• A particular physical
form or version of
something
• My sister is always
changing her image—in
her latest incarnation
she is a punk rocker.

6. Incarnation
• A particular physical
form or version of
something
• My sister is always
changing her image—in
her latest incarnation
she is a punk rocker.

7. Discarnate
• Without a physical body
• Do discarnate spirits
feel hot or cold?