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26 Cards in this Set
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Adonis
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very handsome young man
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aegis
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shield or protection; auspices; sponsorship
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amazon
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tall, strong, blod woman
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ambrosial
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exceptionally pleasing to taste or smell; extremely delicious; excellent
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atlas
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book of maps
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auroral
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pertaining to or resembling the dawn; rosy; radiant
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bacchanalian
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jovial or wild with drunkeness
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Cassandra
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one who prophesies doom or disaster; pessimist
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chimerical
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fantastic; unreal; impossible; absurd
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Draconian
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cruel; harsh; severe; ironhanded
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echolalia
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automatic and immediate repetition (echoing) of what others say
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Elysian
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delightful; blissful; heavenly
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eristic
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prone to controversy; disputatious; argumentative
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fauna
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animal life; animals of a particular region or period
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flora
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plant life; plants of a particular region or period
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forum
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medium or place for open discussion and experession of ideas
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to hector
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to bully; to intimidate with threats; to blsuter
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herculean
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very difficult; requiring the strength of Hercules
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hermetic
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airtight; secret; obscure; magical; mysterious
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iridescent
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having colors like the rainbow
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jovial
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jolly; merry; good-humored
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labyrinthine
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full of confusing passageways; intricate; complicated
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laconic
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using words sparingly; terse; concise
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lethargic
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unnaturally drowsy; sluggish; dull
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Lucullan
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sumptuous; luxurious
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marathon
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1. long-distance footrace of 26 miles 385 yards
2. endurance contest -NOUN |