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12 Cards in this Set
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Helium
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gaseous element in earth's atmosphere, used as alternative in balloons
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Trojan Horse
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a gigantic hollow wooden horse, left by the Greeks upon their pretended abandonment of the siege of Troy.
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Calypso
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a sea nymph who detained Odysseus on the island of Ogygia for seven years.
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Titanic
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Of Great size or strength
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plundered
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took goods 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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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(betrayal)
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