Heroes, Gods, and Monsters of the Greek Myths: Zeus-Aphrodite

Mrs. Hofmann (United States of America)
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  1. prophesy
    predict or reveal, as if through divine inspiration
  2. tumult
    a state of commotion and noise and confusion
  3. infidelity
    the quality of being unfaithful
  4. depose
    force to leave an office
  5. anvil
    a heavy block on which hot metals are shaped by hammering
  6. thwarting
    an act of hindering someone's plans or efforts
  7. scythe
    an edge tool for cutting grass
  8. appease
    make peace with
  9. decree
    a legally binding command or decision
  10. implacable
    incapable of being appeased or pacified
  11. oblige
    force somebody to do something
  12. pliant
    capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out
  13. heedless
    marked by or paying little attention
  14. trifle
    a detail that is considered insignificant
  15. lamentation
    the passionate activity of expressing grief
  16. blight
    any plant disease resulting in withering without rotting
  17. sojourn
    a temporary stay
  18. tirade
    a speech of violent denunciation
  19. flounce
    walk in an emphatic or exaggerated way
  20. disdain
    lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
  21. deft
    skillful in physical movements; especially of the hands
  22. desolation
    sadness resulting from being forsaken or abandoned
  23. trough
    a long narrow shallow receptacle
  24. prudent
    marked by sound judgment
  25. precocious
    characterized by exceptionally early development
  26. seethe
    foam as if boiling
  27. haughty
    having or showing arrogant superiority
  28. benign
    kind in disposition or manner
  29. ingenuity
    the power of creative imagination
  30. artifice
    the use of deception or trickery
Created on Fri Aug 11 16:05:29 EDT 2017 (updated Tue Aug 15 17:05:28 EDT 2017)

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