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20 Cards in this Set
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Aesthetic |
concerning art or beauty |
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Bulwark |
fortification;barricade;wall |
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Defunct |
no longer in existence |
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Etymology |
the study of word origins |
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Hyperbole |
grossly exaggerated speech |
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Legend |
1. key to map; 2. myth or story |
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Odious |
hateful |
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Posterity |
future generations |
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Rife |
common |
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Torpor |
dormancy; sluggishness; inactivity |
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Affable |
friendly;social; easygoing |
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Bureaucracy |
officialdom |
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Degradation |
deprivation;poverty;debasement |
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Eulogy |
praise |
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Hypochondriac |
a person obsessed with health; having imaginary illnesses |
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Legion |
in large numbers |
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Officious |
domineering; intrusive; meedlesome |
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Posthumous |
after death |
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Rigor |
thoroughness |
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Totter |
walk unsteadily |
