words from Greek history and philosophy
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19 Terms
academy
a school or learned society
arcadian
simple, peaceful, rustic
croesus
a very rich man
cynic
one who sarcastically doubts human motives
draconian
extremely severe
epicure
a person of refined taste in matters of food and drink
gordian
to solve a difficult problem by direct and drastic means
laconic
brief, pithy, concise
mausoleum
a large tomb
meander
to follow a winding course
ostracism
exclusion from society
philippic
a bitter denunciation
pyrrhic
a victory won at too great a cost
solecism
a substandard usage of language, a social blunder
sophistry
clever but deceptive argumentation meant to mislead
spartan
rigorous, austere, disciplined
stoic
impassive
sword of damocles
a constantly threatening danger
sybarite
one devoted to luxury and pleasure