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Vocabulary List 15 & 16
Mythology II & Appearances and Attitudes IV
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Undergraduate 1
02/16/2009

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Antaean
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Possessed of superhuman strength with suggestions of earthiness.
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Argonaut
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An adventurer.
A participant of the California Gold Rush of 1849.
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Calliope
Definition
A musical instrument fitted with steam whistles, played from a keyboard, and usually heard at carnivals and circuses.
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Cyclopean
Definition
Vast, massive and rough.
Suggestive of the Cyclops, the race of one-eyed giants, descended from the Titans.
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Gorgon
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A repulsively ugly or terrifying woman.
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Harpy
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A shrewish, nagging woman.
A predatory person.
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Homeric
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Suggestive of Homer or his poetry.
Of heroic dimensions; grand; imposing.
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Myrmidon
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A faithful follower who carries out orders without question.
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Oracular
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Uttered or delivered as if divinely inspired.
Ambiguous or obscure.
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Paean
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Any song of praise, joy, or triumph.
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Plutonian
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Pertaining to the planet Pluto or the underworld.
Grim and gloomy.
Harsh and unpleasing.
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Promethean
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Creative and boldly original.
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Stygian
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Gloomy and dark.
Hellish; infernal.
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Terpsichorean
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Pertaining to dancing.
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Thespian
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Dramatic (adj.)
An actor or actress (noun)
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Pedantic
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Stressing trivial points of learning.
Lacking a sense of proportion in scholarship.
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Pertinacious
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Stubborn; unyielding; holding firmly to some belief.
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Pontifical
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Ornate; stiff.

Having the pomp and dignity of a high priest or Pope.
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Pretentious
Definition
Making claims to some distinctions or importance.
Showy.
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Prolix
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Wordy; long-winded.
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Puerile
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Childish; silly; young.
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Quiescent
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Inactive; latent.
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Recalcitrant
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Unruly; refusing to obey authority.
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Restive
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Hard to control; restless; contrary.
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Ribald
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Coarse; vulgar in language.
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Sardonic
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Sarcastic; bitterly sneering.
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Sedulous
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Busy; working hard; diligent.
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Sleazy
Definition
Flimsy or thin in texture or substance; of poor quality.
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Supercilious
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Naughty; arrogant; contemptuous.
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Voluptuous
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Sensuous; full of sensual delights and pleasures.
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