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20 Cards in this Set
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hades
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hell
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jacquard
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the control mechanism of a Jacquard loom
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odyssey
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a long wandering or voyage
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gargantuan
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tremendous in size
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stoicism
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indifference to pleasure or pain
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Herculean
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of extraordinary power, extent, intensity, or difficult
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Kafkaesque
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having a nightmarishly complex, bizarre, or illogical quality
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halcyon
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a bird identified with the kingfisher and held in ancient legend to nest at sea about the time of the winter solstice and to calm the waves during incubation
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mercurial
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having qualities of ingenuity, or thievishness, rapid and unpredictable change of mood
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Junoesque
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marked by stately beauty
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Achilles' heel
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weak spot
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titan
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one that is gigantic in size or power : one that stands out for greatness of achievement
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galvanize
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to stimulate or excite as if by an electric shock; to coat with zinc
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flora and fauna
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plant and wildlife
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boycott
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to withhold
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euthanasia
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killing or permitting the death of sick people
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laconic
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concise to the point of seeming rude or mysterious
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colossus
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a statue of gigantic size and proportions; a person or thing of immense size or power
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solecism
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something deviating from the proper, normal, or accepted order
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babble
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to talk enthusiastically or excessively
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