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62 Cards in this Set
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amiable
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friendly good natured
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blight
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a disease that causes plants to wither and die.
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compliant
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willing to do what someone else wants
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leeway
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extra space for moving along a certain route
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limber
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flexible
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partisan
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a strong suppoter of a person, party or cause
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vacate
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to go away or leave empty
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vagabond
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an idle wanderer
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culprit
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a person who has commited a crime or is guilty of something.
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expend
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to pay out or spend.
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illicit
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not permitted
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immerse
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to plunge or dip into a liquid
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persevere
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to keep doing something in spite of difficulties
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prevaricate
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to lie, tell an untruth
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relish
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an enjoyment or satisfaction
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writhe
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to make twisting or turning movements in a way that suggests pain or a struggle
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affluence
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wealth
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cringe
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to shrink back or hide
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Immobile
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not movable
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jovial
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good humored; high spirits.
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Nimble
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quick and skill-full
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onset
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the beginning; start
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perishable
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likely to spoil or decay
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sinister
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appearing evil
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avenge
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to get revenge
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deluge
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a great flood
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logical
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reasonable
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outright
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complete
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saunter
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round or plump
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subordinate
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lower in rank or position
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tint
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a delicate color or hue
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verge
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the point at which something begins or happends
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variable
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likely to undergo change
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cede
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to give up
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intimidate
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to make frightened
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liberate
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to free from bondage
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sluggish
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lazy, slow
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giddy
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dizzy
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rotund
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rounded and plump
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impact
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the striking of one object against another.
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Describe the two types of children mother earth had.
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monsters and cyclopes
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how did rhea and mother earth fool cronus?
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instead of letting him swallow zues they gave him a rock.
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desribe the palace of the gods and name its builder
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On Mt. Olympus, Concealed in clouds and built by the Cyclopes
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who was Zeus's first wife?
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metis
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what was atlas's, the storngest of the titan's punishment
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he had to hold the world up on his sholders
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who were the two monsters mother earth brought fourth to fight zeus?
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Typhon and Enchida.
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who was the queen of the gods?
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hera
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which goddess had neither a mother nor father? and how was she born?
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aphrodite, and she was born in the middle of the ocean in the waves.
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what did Cronus do to all of his children except zeus?
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he swallowed them
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what were the weapons the cyclopes made for zues and his brothers?
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For Zeus; Thunderbolts
For Poseidon; a Trident For Hades; a cap of invisibility |
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Desciribe the monsters typhon and echidna
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typhon: 100 arms 50 heads with venom pouring from his eyes. echidna: hideous- typhon's mate mommy to several mythological creatures like sphinx and hydra
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guy of light and music
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apollo
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what gift did mother earth give hera as a wedding gift? where did hera keep the gift?
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A tree with golden apples. In the garden of the Hesperides.
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why was arachne turned into a spider?
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She scorned the gods and claimed she was a better weaver than Athena
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who is the god of war?
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ares
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name the gods and goddesses who sat on the twelve golden thrones
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Zeus
Hera Hephaestus Ares Aphrodite Athena Apollo Artemis Hermes Poseidon Demeter Dionysus (Hades) (Hestia) |
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name the king of the gods and what was his weapon?
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zeus and thunderbults
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name the guy of the sea
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poseidon
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name the god of the underworld
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hades
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name the queen of the gods
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Hera
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name the goddess of the hearth
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hestia
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name the goddess of harvest
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demeter
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