Chapter 6 - Mythology
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adonis
very handsome young man
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aegis
shield or protection
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amazon
tall, strong, bold woman
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ambrosial
exceptionally pleasing to taste or smell
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atlas
book of maps
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auroral
pertaining to or resembling the dawn
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bacchanalian
jovial or wild with drunkness
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cassandra
one who prophesied doom or disaster
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chimerical
fantastic, unreal, impossible
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draconian
cruel, harsh
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echolalia
automatic and immediate repetition
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elysian
delightful, blissful
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eristic
prone to controversy
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fauna
animal life
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flora
plant life
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forum
medium or place for open discussion and expression of ideas
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hector
bully
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herculean
very difficult
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hermetic
airtight, secret, obscure
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iridescent
having colors like the rainbow
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jovial
jolly, merry
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labyrinthine
full of confusing passageways
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laconic
using words sparingly
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lethargic
unnaturally drowsy
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lucullan
sumptuous, luxurious
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marathon
long distance foot race of 26 miles
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martial
pertaining to war
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mentor
waist and trusted advisor
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mercurial
quick, lively
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myrmidon
obedient and unquestioning follower
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narcissistic
in love with oneself
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nectar
something exceptionally delicious to drink
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nemesis
due punishment for evil deeds or one who inflicts such punishments
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odyssey
ling series of wanderings or travels
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olympian
majestic, god like, lofty
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paean
song or hymn of praise
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palladium
safeguard, protection
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panic
sudden overpowering terror
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philippic
butter denunciation
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plutocratic
having great influence because of one’s wealth
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procrustean
cruel or inflexible in forcing conformity
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protean
exceedingly variable
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pyrrhic
ruinous, gained st too great a cost
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saturnine
heavy, dull, sullen
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siren
dangerous, attractive women
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solon
legislator, wise lawgiver
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spartan
marked by simplicity and avoidance of comfort
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stentorian
very loud
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stygian
infernal, especially dark
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tantalize
excite a hope but prevent is fulfillment
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terpsichorean
pertaining to dancing
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thespian
pertaining to the drama or acting
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titanic
of enormous strength, size, or power