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53 Cards in this Set
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adonis
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very handsome young man
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aegis
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shield or protection; sponsorship
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amazon
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tall, strong, masculine woman
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ambrosial
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exceptionally pleasing to taste or smell; extremely delicious
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atlas
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boom of maps
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auroral
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pertaining to or resembling the dawn; rosy
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bacchanalian
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jovial or wild w/ drunkenness
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Cassandra
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one who prophesies doom or disaster; pessimist
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chimerical
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fantastic; unreal, impossible, absurd
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Draconian
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cruel, harsh, severe, ironhanded
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echolalia
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automatic and immediate repetition of what others say
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Elysian
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delightful, blissful, heavenly
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eristic
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pron to controversy; disputatious; argumentative
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fauna
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animal life; animals of a particular region or period
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flora
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plant life, plants of a particular region or period
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forum
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any medium or place for open discussion and expression of ideas-a public meeting, a radioor tv discussion, editorial page, etc...
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hector
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bully, intimidate w/ threats, bluster
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herculean
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very difficult; requiring the strength or hercules
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hermetic
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airtight
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iridescent
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having colors like the rainbow
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jovial
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jolly, merry, good-humored
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labyrinthine
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full of confusing passageways; intricate, complicated, like the labyrinth
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laconic
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using words sparingly, terse, concise
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lethargic
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unnaturally drowsy, sluggish, dull
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Lucullan
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sumptuous, luxerious
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marathon
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long distance foot race of 26 miles and 385 yards or endurance contest
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martial
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pertaining to war; warlike
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mentor
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wise and trusted advisor; tutor, coach
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mercurial
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quick, vivacious, active, lively; inconstant, unstable, capricious, subject to rapid and unoredictable mood changes
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myrmidon
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obedient and unquestioning follower
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narcissistic
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in love w/ one self, excessively fascinated and gratified by ones own physical and mental qualities
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nectar
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something exceptionally delicious to drink
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nemesis
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due punishment for evil deeds; one who inflicts such punishment
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odyssey
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any long series of wanderings or travels
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olympian
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majestic, godlike, lofty; having to do w/ the olympic games
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paean
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song or hymn of phraise, triumph, or joy
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palladium
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safeguard or protection
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panic
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unreasoning, sudden fright that grips a multitude
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philippic
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bitter denunciation, tirade
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plutocratic
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having great influence because of ones wealth
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procrustean
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cruel or inflexible in enorcing conformity
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protean
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exceedingly variable, readily assuming different shapes or forms
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Pyrrhic
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ruinous, gained at too great a cost
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saturnine
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heavy, dull, gloomy, morose
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siren
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dangerous, attractive woman; a woman who sings sweetly; apparatus for sounding loud warnings
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solon
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legislator; wise lawgiver
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Spartan
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marked by self-discipline, bravery, ability to endure pain and avoidance of comfort
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stentorian
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very loud
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stygian
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infernal, especially dark or gloomy
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tantalize
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excite a hope but prevent its fulfillment; tease
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terpsichorian
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pertaining to dancing
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thespian
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pertaining to drama or acting
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titanic
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of enormous strength size or power
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