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	Term	Definition
	aegis	protection, sponsorship
	amazon	a large strong or athletic woman, a female warrior
	aurora	the dawn or similar luminosity
	odyssey	extended journey or wandering
	paean	song of thanksgiving, joy, praise, triumph
	palladium	safeguard, something to insure safety
	plutocrat	a wealthy person, especially one whose wealth means power
	siren	a bewitching or irresistible woman; fascinating, captivating
	Valhalla	hall of feasting heroes
	ambrosial	fragrant, delicious, superior
	Apollonian	godlike, living by enlightened, aesthetic, intellectual values; harmonious, spiritual
	Dionysian	living for sensual and material delights
	hermetic	completely sealed, airtight, hard to understand, relating to the occult or the magical
	procrustean	taking fanatical or ruthless action to attain conformity
	Promethean	daring, creative, or heroic on behalf of humanity
	Pyrrhic victory	a too-costly victory
	stygian	dark, gloomy, hellish
	tantalizing	teasing, tormenting
	terpsichorean	pertaining to dancing
	titanic	extremely large, strong, or powerful
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Terms	20
Creator	MrDarcy
Created	December 4, 2007
Group	Emmaus High School Word Wealth
Tags	word, wealth, ward, miller
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Word Wealth Vocabulary. Part 1 / Unit 10

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