art, architecture and history Flashcards by Mèo Huh | Brainscape

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monarchy

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kingship
royalism

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monarch

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sovereign
ruler
crown

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era

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period
span

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notorious

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infamous
scandalous

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opulence

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wealth
luxuriousness

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turbulent

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full of conflict

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heir

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inheritor

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tailspin

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out of control
e.g: economic tailspin

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plight

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unfortunate situation, circumstance

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fabrication

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slander

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treason

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the crime of betraying country

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groundbreaking

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innovative
state of the art

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abstract

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conceptual

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cast

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mold

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conventional
(unconventional)

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regular
unremarkable

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construct

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build, erect, develop, put up

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tear down (building)

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knock down, remove, flatten

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renovate

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modernise

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extend

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enlarge

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evoke

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bring to mind, stir up

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anomalities

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oddity, abnormality