Myths Of Greece And Rome Vocaulary Flashcards

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Apathy

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Lack of feeling or emotion

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Supplant

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To take the place of and serve as a substitute for especially by reason of superior excellence or power

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Avert

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To see coming and ward off

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Capacious

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Containing a great deal

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Superfluous

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Not needed; unnecessary

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Haste

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Rapidity of motion

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Resolve

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To break up, separate

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Taciturn

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Temperamentally disinclined to talk

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Prerogative

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An exclusive or special right, power, or privilege

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Voracious

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Having a huge appetite, ravenous

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Inflict

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To cause, something unpleasant, to be endured

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Annihilate

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To destroy the substance or force of

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Deliberate

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To think about or discuss issues and decisions carefully

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Prominent

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Readily noticeable; standing out or projecting beyond a surface or line

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Celestial

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Of, relating to, or suggesting heaven or divinity

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Reproach

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An expression of rebuke or disapproval

17
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Fatigue

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Weariness or exhaustion from labor, exertion, or stress

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Incur

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To become liable or subject to, bring down upon oneself