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Origin stories 6. Flashcards

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Withered

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Shrunken or wrinkled from age or disease

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Narcissist

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the name given to someone who has excessive interest in their physical appearance

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Ardour

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Great enthusiasm and passion

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Valour

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Great courage in the face of danger

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Triumphant

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Expressing great happiness after a victory or achievement

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Ravenous

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Extremely hungry

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Hubris

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Excessive pride or confidence

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Hamartia

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Fatal flaw leading to the tragic downfall of a hero/heroine

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Hamartia

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fatal flaw leading to the tragic downfall of a hero/heroine

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Allusion

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– when a place, story, thing or idea is hinted at indirectly.

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