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Mythology Unit Vocabulary
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9th Grade
10/11/2007
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atlas
 Definition
book of maps
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chaos
 Definition
hopeless confusion
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chaotic
 Definition
completely mixed up
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chasm
 Definition
a huge crack or gulf in earth's surface
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cornucopia
 Definition
horn of plenty, represents prosperity
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cyclopean
 Definition
anything massive, huge
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geocentric
 Definition
describing the earth as the center of the universe
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geography
 Definition
science of earth's surface, climates, natural resources
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geometry
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branch of math measuring points, lines, planes, planets
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gigantic
 Definition
anything extremely large
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jovial
 Definition
jolly, good-natured
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saturnalia
 Definition
wild, disorderly party
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saturnine
 Definition
anything silent, gloomy, sluggish
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the Titanic
 Definition
luxury ship in 1911, thought to be unsinkable
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titanic
 Definition
anything huge
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avaricious
 Definition
greedy
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thwart
 Definition
impede, prevent from happening
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adept
 Definition
highly skilled
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decree
 Definition
order, declaration
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concoct
 Definition
devise, to create
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disdain
 Definition
contempt, scorn
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depose
 Definition
remove from a high office
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appease
 Definition
pacify, to cause to subside
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implacable
 Definition
not capable of being appeased
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infidelity
 Definition
disloyalty, unfaithfulness
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tumult
 Definition
commotion, uproar
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intrigue
 Definition
secret plot
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lamentation
 Definition
sorrow, grief
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persistent
 Definition
to continue in spite of difficulties
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prophecy
 Definition
prediction
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chastity
 Definition
pure, virtuous
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amends
 Definition
compensation for loss or injury
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edict
 Definition
decree, a formal or authorative proclamation
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consort
 Definition
companion
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explicit
 Definition
clearly expressed
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ignorance
 Definition
lack of knowledge or education
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caprice
 Definition
a sudden desire
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vengeance
 Definition
the act of taking revenge
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prudent
 Definition
careful, sensible, cautious, discreet
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tactful
 Definition
knowing what to do or say
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piety
 Definition
religious devotion
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speculate
 Definition
to believe or guess
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taunt
 Definition
tease, harass
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oracle
 Definition
someone who predicts the future
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fickle
 Definition
not fixed or firm
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