5th Grade Third Quarter

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Embark

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go on board a ship, aircraft, or other vehicle; begin (a course of action, especially one that is important or demanding)

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Bestow

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confer or present; give (an honor, right, or gift)

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Trials

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a test of the performance, qualities, or suitability of someone or something

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Ordeal

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a painful or horrific experience, especially a protracted one

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Satyr

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one of a class of woodland gods. In Greek art they were represented as a man with a horse's ears and tail, but in Roman representations as a man with a goat's ears, tail, legs, and horns

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Recoil

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suddenly spring or flinch back in fear, horror, or disgust

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Cloven

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split or divided in two

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Centaur

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a creature with the head, arms, and torso of a man and the body and legs of a horse

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Caduceus

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an ancient Greek or Roman herald's wand, typically one with two serpents twined around it, carried by the messenger god Hermes or Mercury

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Patron

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a person who gives financial or other support to a person, organization, cause, or activity