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24 Cards in this Set
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Plundered
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goods taken by force; looted
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Squall
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brief, violent storm
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Dispatched
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finished quickly
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Mammoth
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enormous
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Titanic
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of great size or strength
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Assuage
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calm; pacify
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Bereft
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deprived
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Ardor
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passion; enthusiasm
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Insidious
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characterized by treachery
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Helium
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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.
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Trojan Horse
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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.
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Calypso
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1. Also, Kalypso. Classical Mythology. a sea nymph who detained Odysseus on the island of Ogygia for seven years.
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Plundered
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goods taken by force; looted
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Squall
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brief, violent storm
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Dispatched
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finished quickly
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Mammoth
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enormous
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Titanic
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of great size or strength
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Assuage
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calm; pacify
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Bereft
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deprived
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Ardor
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passion; enthusiasm
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Insidious
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characterized by treachery
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Helium
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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.
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Trojan Horse
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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.
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Calypso
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1. Also, Kalypso. Classical Mythology. a sea nymph who detained Odysseus on the island of Ogygia for seven years.
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