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derived from names #2
second test
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12th Grade
02/10/2009

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Ananias
Definition
a liar
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babel
Definition
a confused mixture of sounds, a scene of noise and confusion.
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bedlam
Definition
any lunatic asylum, a madhouse, a scene of wild uproar and confusion.
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behemoth
Definition
a huge powerful man, beast, etc.
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jeremiad
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a prolonged lamentation, a lugubrious complaint.
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mammon
Definition
riches or material wealth
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Nimrod
Definition
often used humorously, one expert in or devoted to hunting.
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pharisaic
Definition
rigid observance of external forms of religion without genuine piety, self-rightious, hypocritical.
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philistine
Definition
lacking in culture, commonplace.
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samaritan
Definition
one who is compassionate and helpful to people in distress.
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satanic
Definition
extremely wicked, diabolical.
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cicerone
Definition
a guide who shows and explains the antiquities, curiosities, etc. of a place.
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Caesarean
Definition
a surgical operation to remove a fetus from the uterus.
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Croesus
Definition
a very rich man.
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cynical
Definition
of a sneering, fault-finding nature, distrusting the motives of others.
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dionysian
Definition
wild, orgiastic.
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hedonism
Definition
the doctrine that pleasure or happiness is the highest good, devotion to pleasure.
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maecenas
Definition
a generous patron, esp. of the arts.
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philippic
Definition
any discourse or speech of bitter denunciation.
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solon
Definition
a wise lawgiver.
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Spartan
Definition
rigorously simple, frugal, or austere, sternly disciplined, brave.
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stoicism
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conduct conforming to the precepts of the stoics, repression of emotion and indifference to pleasure and pain.
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the sword of Damocles
Definition
imminent danger, impending doom.
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