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32 Cards in this Set
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foresight
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the ability to look ahead; to plan before taking action; to predict what might happen in the future
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dignity
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social class; status
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ancient
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very old
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mutiny
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revolt against superiors; refusal to obey authority
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piteous
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pathetic, sad, and tragic
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attend
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to give heed or pay attention to; to listen or to look for
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tunnel vision
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a very narrow and single-focused type of view; an outlook which does not take potions and variable into account
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double vision
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a secondary view, which might either agree with or oppose another point of view; seeing one thing in "two" ways
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rank
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social class or position
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compelling
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forceful; important and interesting enough to cause deep interest
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coy
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shy-acting
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wiles
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playful or dishonest tricks intended to deceive; magical lure
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sassiness
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an attitude of disrespect; rude back-talk
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haughtiness
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an attitude of being superior (better than others)
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blurred vision
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unclear, "fuzzy", undefined vision; an inability to see things clearly or as they really are
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rustic
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country-like; rural; natural
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will
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desire; wish; way
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x - ray vision
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a very clear and sharp view; an outlook which as understanding and far-reached vision
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vengeance
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violently; with a strong force as punishment for some inflicted injury by another person/ group
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hewed
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cut or chopped (as with an ax)
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reeking
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giving off a strong and offensive odor; smelly very awful
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bored
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drilled a hole
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recompense
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repayment or compensation
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Jove
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the god Jupiter
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no-man
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1) a play on the word, "nomad," a person who wanders from place to place with no home (as Odysseus wonders)
2) a play on the idea that "no" one is hurting the giant, which helps Odysseus escape |
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hurled
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tossed; threw; flung
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deity
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a god
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stratagem
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a clever and skillful trick or tactic for outwitting the enemy
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execrable
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deserving to be cursed; very bad or wicked or evil
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devour
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to eat quickly and with great hunger; to seize and destroy
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piecemeal
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made or accomplished piece-by-piece; gradually; step-by-step; achieved in stages
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insight
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the ability to see into a situation or oneself; the power to see the deeper "inner nature" of things and to use outside/outward experiences to apply to (and better understand) the inside
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