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Title: CC306 - Greek Words in English

Description: Words from Greek mythology, philosophy, history

Total Flash Cards: 47

Created: 03/25/2004 20:36:45

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Term
Achilles' heel
 Definition
single vulnerable spot
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Adonis
 Definition
extremely handsome young man
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aegis
 Definition
sponsorship, protection
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amazon
 Definition
powerful, masculine woman
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atlas
 Definition
collection of maps
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Cassandra
 Definition
person who warns of coming evil but is disregarded
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chimera
 Definition
a foolish or idle fancy
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Elysium
 Definition
place or state of blissful happiness
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Gorgon
 Definition
a snaky-haired creature so ugly as to petrify an onlooker
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halcyon
 Definition
calm, peaceful
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herculean
 Definition
very powerful
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hydra
 Definition
persistent evil
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labyrinth
 Definition
a maze
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mentor
 Definition
wise counselor
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Midas
 Definition
very rich man; also greedy
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narcissism
 Definition
obsession w/ oneself
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nemesis
 Definition
one who inflicts retribution
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odyssey
 Definition
long series of wanderings
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Oedipus (complex)
 Definition
attachment to parent of opposite sex; also, swollen feet
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Olympian
 Definition
exalted; majestic
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paean
 Definition
song of thanksgiving or praise
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procrustean
 Definition
forcing rigid conformity
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protean
 Definition
extremely changeable
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siren
 Definition
alluring but dangerous woman
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stentorian
 Definition
very loud
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Stygian
 Definition
dark, gloomy
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tantalize
 Definition
tease
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titanic
 Definition
enormous
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academy
 Definition
a school or learned society
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Arcadian
 Definition
simple, peaceful, rustic
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Croesus
 Definition
very rich man w/ disastrous change in fortune
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cynic
 Definition
one who sarcastically doubts man's motives (rel: Diogenes)
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Draconian
 Definition
extremely severe
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epicure
 Definition
person of refined taste in food and drink
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(to cut the) Gordian (knot)
 Definition
to solve a difficult problem by direct and drastic means
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laconic
 Definition
brief, pithy, concise
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mausoleum
 Definition
large tomb
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meander
 Definition
to follow a winding course
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ostracism
 Definition
exclusion from society
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philippic
 Definition
a bitter denunciation
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Pyrrhic victory
 Definition
a victory won at too great a cost
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solecism
 Definition
substandard use of language; social blunder
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sophistry/sophism
 Definition
clever but deceptive argumentation meant to mislead
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Spartan
 Definition
rigorous, austere, disciplined
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stoic
 Definition
impassive
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sword of Damocles
 Definition
constantly threatening danger
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sybarite
 Definition
one devoted to luxury and pleasure