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40 Cards in this Set
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voluntary |
something chosen to do freely |
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expedite |
to do more quickly |
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subsequent |
coming after, following |
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procedure |
the steps to complete an action |
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plundered |
took something by force |
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guile |
craftiness; cunning |
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mutinous |
rebellious |
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fugitives |
group of persons that have run away from danger |
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lee |
area sheltered from the wind |
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prodigious |
enormous |
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talents |
units of money in ancient Greece |
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victuals |
food or other provisions |
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whey |
thin, watery part of milk separated from the thicker curds |
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boughs |
tree branches |
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withy |
made from tough, flexible wigs |
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avenge |
to get revenge |
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whim |
sudden thought or wish to do something |
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dispatched |
finished something quickly |
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brace |
pair |
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din |
loud continuous noise; uproar |
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lugger |
small sailing vessel |
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ventured |
tried something dangerous |
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bored |
made a hole in |
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divers |
several; various |
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sage |
wise |
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offing |
distant part of the sea visible from the shore |
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pinioned |
confined or shackled |
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hecatombs |
large scale sacrifices to the gods in ancient Greece |
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cuirass |
armor for the upper body |
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travail |
very hard work |
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gorge |
throat or gullet |
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maelstrom |
large, violent whirlpool |
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contrived |
thought up; devised |
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petrels |
small, dark sea birds |
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craft |
activity that requires skill |
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dissemble |
put on an appearance or disguise |
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incredulity |
doubt |
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bemusing |
confusing; bewildering |
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impudence |
quality of being shamelessly bold; disrespectfulness |
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decieved |
lied to; tricked |
