List Two: Set Five Flashcards by Lyric Moore | Brainscape

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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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the study of word origins

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Hyperbole

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grossly exaggerated speech

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Legend

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key to map; 2. myth or story

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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