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Details Title: Vocab Description: 6 (hard ones) Total Flash Cards: 32 Created: 01/11/2004 16:13:23	To study from this set of flash cards, or to create your own your own study flash cards, register HERE. If you are already a registered user, CLICK HERE.
Cards Term Adonis Definition very hansome young man Term aegis Definition shield or protection; auspices; sponsorship Term chimerical Definition fantastic; unreal; impossible; absurd Term Draconian Definition cruel; harsh; severe; ironhanded Term eristic Definition prone to controversy Term iridescent Definition having colors like the rainbow Term laconic Definition using words sparingly; terse; concise Term lethargic Definition unnaturally drowsy; sluggish; dull Term Lucullan Definition sumptuous; luxurious Term martial Definition pertaining to war; warlike Term mercurial Definition quick; vivacious; active; lively Term mercurial Definition ant. saturnine Term mercurial Definition inconstant; unstable; capricious; subject to rapid and unpredictable mood changes Term myrmidon Definition obedient and unquestioning follower Term narcissistic Definition in love with oneself Term narcisstic Definition excessively fascinated and gratified by one's own physical and mental qualities Term narcissistic Definition egocentric Term paean Definition song or hymn of praise, joy, or triumph Term palladium Definition safeguard; protection Term panic Definition sudden, overpowering terror, sometimes causing mass flight Term phillipic Definition bitter denunciation; tirade Term plutocratic Definition having great influence because of one's wealth Term protean Definition exceedingly variable; readily assuming different forms or shapes Term procrustean Definition cruel or inflexible in enfoecing conformity Term Pyrrhic Definition ruinous; gained at too great a cost Term saturnine Definition heavy dull sullen gloomy morose Term saturnine Definition ant. mercurial Term solon Definition legislator; wise lawgiver Term stentorian Definition very loud Term stygian Definition infernal; especially dark; gloomy Term terpischorean Definition pertaining to dancing Term thespian Definition pertaining to the drama or acting