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53 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, bold 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 repition 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
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flora
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plant life
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forum
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medium or place for open discussion and expression of ideas
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hector
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bully; intimidate with threats; bluster
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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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long distance footrace of 25 miles, 385 yards or endurance contest
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martial
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pertaining to war
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mentor
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wise and trusted advisor; tutor, coach
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mercurial
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quick; vivacious; active; lively or inconstant; unstable; capricious; subject to rapid and unpredictable mood changes
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myrmidon
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obedient and unquestioning follower
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narcissistic
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in love with oneself; excessively fascinated and gratified by one's own physical and mental qualities; egocentric
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nectar
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something exceptionally delicious to drink
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nemesis
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due punishment for evil deeds; one who inflicts such punishment
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odyssey
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long series of wanderings or travels
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Olympian
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majestic; godlike; lofty
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paean
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song or hymn of praise, joy, or triumph
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palladium
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safegaurd; protection
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panic
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sudden, overpowering terror, sometimes causing mass flight
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philippic
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bitter denunciation; tirade
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plutocratic
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having great influence because of one's wealth
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procrustean
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cruel or inflexible in enforcing conformity
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protean
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exceedingly variable; readily assming different forms or shapes
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Pyrrhic
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ruinous; gained at too great a cost
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saturnine
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heavy; dull; sullen; gloomy; morose
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siren
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dangerous, attractive woman; woman who sings with bewitching sweetness; apparatus for sounding loud warnings
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solon
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legislator; wise lawgiver
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spartan
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marked by simplicity and avoidance of comfort; marked by self-discipline, bravery, and ability to endure pain
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stentorian
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very loud
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stygian
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infernal; especially dark; gloomy
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tantalize
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excite a hope but prevent its fulfillment; tease
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terpsichorean
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pertaining to dancing
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thespian
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pertaining to the drama or acting; actor
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titanic
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of enormous strength, size or power
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