5/25/16 Flashcards by Andi Hainje | Brainscape

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Altruism

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Self-less concern

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Bulwark

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Wall

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Defunct

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Not in existence

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Etymology

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Study of word orgins

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Hyperbole

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Exaggerated speech

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Legend

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Myth

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Opulent

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Wealthy

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Posterity future

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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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Sluggishness

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Affable

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Friendly

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Bureaucracy

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Important decisions made by state officials

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Degradation

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Poverty

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Posthumous

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After death

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Eulogy

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Praise

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Rigor

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Being difficult

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Hypochondriac

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Person obsessed with health

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Totter

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Walk unsteadily

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Legion

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In large numbers

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Officious

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Intrusive