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Words from mythology
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Undergraduate 1
05/06/2010

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Adonis
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an extremely handsome man
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aegis
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sponsorship or protection
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amazon
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a powerful, masculine woman
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atlas
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a collection of maps
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Cassandra
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a person who warns of coming evil but whose prophecies are disregarded
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chimera
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a foolish or idle fancy
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Elysium
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place or state of blissful happiness
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Gorgon
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a snaky-haired creature so ugly as to petrify an onlooker
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halcyon
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calm, peaceful
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herculean
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very powerful
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hydra
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a persistent evil, one difficult to eradicate
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labyrinth
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a complicated arrangement of passageways or roads; a maze
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mentor
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a wise counselor
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Midas
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a very rich man
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narcissism
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abnormal attachment to one's own appearance and personality
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nemesis
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retribution; one who inflicts retribution
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odyssey
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a long series of wanderings
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Oedipus complex
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an abnormal attachment to one's parent of the opposite sex with corresponding hostility to the other
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Olympian
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exalted
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paeon
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a song of thanksgiving or praise
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procrustean
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forcing rigid conformity
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protean
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extremely changeable
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siren
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an alluring but dangerous woman; seductive
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stentorian
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very loud
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Stygian
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dark, gloomy
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tantalize
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tease
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titanic
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of enormous size
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