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24 Cards in this Set

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Plundered
goods taken by force; looted
Squall
brief, violent storm
Dispatched
finished quickly
Mammoth
enormous
Titanic
of great size or strength
Assuage
calm; pacify
Bereft
deprived
Ardor
passion; enthusiasm
Insidious
characterized by treachery
Helium
an inert, gaseous element present in the sun's atmosphere and in natural gas, and also occurring as a radioactive decomposition product, used as a substitute for flammable gases in dirigible balloons.
Trojan Horse
1. Classical Mythology. a gigantic hollow wooden horse, left by the Greeks upon their pretended abandonment of the siege of Troy. The Trojans took it into Troy and Greek soldiers concealed in the horse opened the gates to the Greek army at night and conquered the city.
Calypso
1. Also, Kalypso. Classical Mythology. a sea nymph who detained Odysseus on the island of Ogygia for seven years.
Plundered
goods taken by force; looted
Squall
brief, violent storm
Dispatched
finished quickly
Mammoth
enormous
Titanic
of great size or strength
Assuage
calm; pacify
Bereft
deprived
Ardor
passion; enthusiasm
Insidious
characterized by treachery
Helium
an inert, gaseous element present in the sun's atmosphere and in natural gas, and also occurring as a radioactive decomposition product, used as a substitute for flammable gases in dirigible balloons.
Trojan Horse
1. Classical Mythology. a gigantic hollow wooden horse, left by the Greeks upon their pretended abandonment of the siege of Troy. The Trojans took it into Troy and Greek soldiers concealed in the horse opened the gates to the Greek army at night and conquered the city.
Calypso
1. Also, Kalypso. Classical Mythology. a sea nymph who detained Odysseus on the island of Ogygia for seven years.