Set: Word Wealth 10
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All 20 Terms
| | Term | Definition |
|---|---|---|
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aegis | protection, sponsorship |
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amazon | a large strong or athletic woman, a female warrior |
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aurora | the dawn or similar luminosity |
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odyssey | extended journey or wandering |
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paean | song of thanksgibving, joy, praise, triumph |
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palladium | safeguard, something to insure safety |
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plutocrat | a wealthy person, especially one whose wealth meanse power |
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siren | a bewitching or irresistible woman; fascination, captivating |
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Valhalla | hall of feastin heroes |
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ambrosial | fragrant, delicious, superior |
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Apollonian | godlike, living by enlightened, aesthetic, intellectual values; harmonious, spiritual |
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Dionysian | living for sensual and material delights |
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hermetic | completey sealed, airtight, hard to understand, relating to the occult or the magical |
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procrustean | taking fanatical or ruthless aciotn to attain conformity |
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Promethaean | daring, creative, or heroic on behalf of humanity |
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Pyrrhic victory | a too-costly victory |
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stygian | dark, gloomy, hellish |
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tantalizing | teasing, tormenting |
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terpsichorean | pertaining to dancing |
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titanic | extremely large, strong, or powerful |
Set Information
| Terms | 20 |
| Creator | seans33 |
| Created | May 14, 2007 |
| Group | Hershey High School Word Wealth |
| Tags | wordwealth, word, wealth, vocabulary, part, one, unit, ten, 10, sean, sisco, sterner, rob |
| Access | Anyone |
| Edit | Creator Only |
Most Missed Words
- palladium → safeguard, something to insure safety - 7 misses
- Dionysian → living for sensual and material delights - 5 misses
- terpsichorean → pertaining to dancing - 5 misses
- aegis → protection, sponsorship - 3 misses
- paean → song of thanksgibving, joy, praise, triumph - 3 misses
- procrustean → taking fanatical or ruthless aciotn to attain conformity - 3 misses
- Promethaean → daring, creative, or heroic on behalf of humanity - 2 misses