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40 Cards in this Set
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"Perhaps ______," Chiron suggested."Then again, Poseidon has tried to unseat Zeus before."
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paranoid
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one who is excessively suspicious of others
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paranoid
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Cabin 5 presently holds the __
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laurels
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Honors: a wreath or plant that are in a circle
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laurels
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In all, there were maybe a hundred campers, afew dozen satyrs, and a dozen assorted wood __ and naiads
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nymphs
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minor nature creature represented by a beautiful maiden
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nymph
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meat taken from the breast or lower chest of an animal
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brisket
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I scraped a big slice of ____ into the flames
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brisket
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The metal shop where kids were __their own swords
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forging
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They dragged her toward cabin 5, while the other campers made way to avoid her ______ feet.
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flailing
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to form by heating and hammering
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forging
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moving or swinging wildly
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flailing
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They were affecting the course of human events too much, causing 2 much __________
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carnage
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a great and bloody slaughter
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carnage
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But they are primal forces. Chiron calls them ____
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archetypes
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prototype, a perfect example
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archetypes
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They have a strong _______, a scent that attracts monsters. If we find onew/ a very strong________ , like a child of the big 3, we alert chiron
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aura
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distinctive atmosphere surrounding
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aura
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he was __________ by a couple of hermes guys covering his retreat, and a few apollos behind them , fighting off the hephaestus
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flanked
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to place on the side of
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flanked
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a green mist poured from the mummy's mouth, coil over the floor in thick ______, hissing like 20000 snakes
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tendrils
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Over the door way was one of those doctor;s symbols, a winged pole w/ 2 snakes wrapped around it. a ______.
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caduceus
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a figure of a staff w/ two ssnakes around it and 2 wings on top, a physicians symbol
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caduceus
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And now, you're come along the ________last straw
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proverbial
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commonly spoken of
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proverbial
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a three tipped spear: a _______. It was right in front of percy
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trident
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a spear with three prongs
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trident
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the outer walls were of rough gray stown studded w/ pieces of seashell and coral as if slabs had been _____ straight from
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hewn
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cut w/ blows of a heavy instrument
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hewn
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something that strong that coils
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tendrils
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The attic was silent again, abandoned nothing but a room full of mementos
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mementos
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something to keep in memory, souveneir, keepsake
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mementos
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The hair had been ________off my fore arms
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singe
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to remove hair by burning
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singe
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The moment our swords connected, LUke hit my _ and sent my weapon skidding across the floor
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hilt
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a handle esp of sword
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hilt
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We saw the archery range, the canoeing lake, the stables, the __ range, the sing alog camp, theater, and the arena where chiron said held sworkd and spear fights
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javelin
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a light spear used in contest
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javelin
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I was checking out the brass eagle weather vane on top when something caught my eye, a shadow in the uppermost window of the attic ___.
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gable
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a triangular structure at the end of a house
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gable
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