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ODYSSEY
[noun]
1. one of two major ancient Greek epic poems attributed to Homer. The story mainly centres on the Greek hero Odysseus (or Ulysses, as he was known in Roman myths) and his long journey home after the fall of Troy.
2. a long series of wanderings or adventures, especially when filled with notable experiences, hardships, etc.

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APOPLEXY
[noun]
1. sudden impairment of neurological function, especially that resulting from a cerebral haemorrhage; a stroke.
2. a sudden effusion of blood into an organ or tissue.
3. a fit of extreme anger; rage

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SILVA
[noun]
Latin: forest.

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MICROBOTICS
[noun]
the field of miniature robotics, in particular mobile robots with characteristic dimensions less than 1 mm. The term can also be used for robots capable of handling micrometer size components.

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ENCOUNTER
[verb]
1. to come upon or meet with, especially unexpectedly.
2. to meet with or contend against (difficulties, opposition, etc.); to meet in conflict.
[noun]
3. a meeting with a person or thing, especially unexpectedly and briefly.

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COELACANTH
[noun]
a crossopterygian fish, Latimeria chalumnae, thought to have been extinct since the Cretaceous Period but found in 1938 off the coast of southern Africa. They belong to the oldest lineage of fish currently known to science.

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HELOTRY
[noun]
1. serfdom; slavery.
2. helots collectively; a member of the lowest class in ancient Laconia, constituting a body of serfs who were bound to the land and were owned by the state.

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EREBUS
[noun]
in Greek mythology, Erebus, also Erebos (Ancient Greek: Ἔρεβος, “deep darkness, shadow”), was often conceived as a primordial deity, representing the personification of darkness; for instance, Hesoid’s Theogony places him as the first five beings to come into existence from Chaos. Erebus features little in Greek mythological tradition and literature, but is said to have fathered several other deities by Nyx; depending on the source of the mythology, this union includes Aether, Hemera, the Hesperides, Hypnos, the Moirai, Geras, Styx, and Thanatos.

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APPERCEPTION
[noun]
1. conscious perception; the act or faculty of consciously apprehending by means of the senses or of the mind; cognition; understanding.
2. the act or process of apperceiving.