Chapter 9 Flashcards by Kyler Siebert | Brainscape

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Esoteric

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Difficult to understand

Intended for or understood by only a certain group

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Facsimile

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An accurate copy

An exact copy

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Grotesque

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Strange looking

Distorted inconsistent in shape

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Mesmerize

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To fascinate

To hypnotize or fascinate

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Metamorphosis

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Change in form

A great or complete change

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Notorious

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Regarded negatively

Having bad reputation

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Perfunctory

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Uninterested

Routine, with little care of interest

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Travesty

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A joking disrespectful imitation

Crude, ridiculous representation

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Austere

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Very plain

Severely simple

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