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Vocabulary Building Blocks: (64 Across) carpe diem is a Latin term used in common English meaning: Enjoy the present; seize today's opportunities. In Latin the term is literally translated as "seize the day".
Did You Know? (48 Across) The Red Planet is a sometimes used
as a synonym for Mars, the fourth planet in orbit around our sun. Called the
"Red Planet" because of its appearance from our atmosphere, Mars was named for
the Roman god of war and agriculture, the counterpart to the Greek's Ares. The
moons of Mars are Phobos and Deimos, named after attendants of the Roman god.
Mars was the father of Romulus and Remus. In Roman mythology, Romulus is
crediting with founding Rome. Romulus killed his brother Remus in an argument
over the building of the city.
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