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15 Cards in this Set
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adonis (noun)
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very handsome young man (from Adonis, handsome youth loved by Aphrodite, goddess of love)
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aegis (noun)
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shield or protection; auspices; sponsorship (from aegis, protective shild of Zeus, King of the Greek gods)
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amazon (noun)
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tall, strong, bold woman (from the Amazons, mythological race of women warriors0
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ambrosial (adjective)
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exceptionally pleasing to taste or smell; extremely delicious; excellent (from ambrosia, the literally "not mortal" food of the gods)
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atlas (noun)
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book of maps
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auroral (adjective)
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pertaining to or resembling the dawn; rosy; radiant
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bacchanalian (adjective)
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jovial or wild with drunkenness
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cassandra (noun)
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one who prophesies doom or disaster; pessimist
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chimerical (adjective)
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fantastic; unreal; impossible; absurb
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draconian (adjective)
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cruel; harsh; severe; ironhanded
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echolalia (noun)
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automatic and immediate repetition of what others say
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Elysian (adjective)
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delightful; blissful; heavenly
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Eristic (adjective)
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prone to controversy; disputatious; argumentive
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fauna (noun)
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animal life; animals of a particular region or period
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flora (noun)
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plant life; plants of a particular region or period
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