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