10/23/13 Flashcards
Ambrosial
Exceptionally pleasing to taste or smell; extremely delicious; excellent
Aegis
Shield or protection; auspices; sponsorship
Bacchanalian
Jovial or wild with drunkenness
Chimerical
Fantastic; unreal; impossible; absurd
Draconian
Cruel; harsh; severe; iron handed
Elysian
Delightful; blissful; heavenly
Hector
Bully; intimidate with threats; bluster
Jovial
Jolly; merry; good-humored
Labyrinthine
Full of confusing passageways; intricate; complicated, like the Labyrinth
Laconic
Using words sparingly; terse; concise
Lethargic
Unnaturally drowsy; sluggish; dull
Martial
Pertaining to war; warlike
Mentor
- Wise and trusted adviser
2. Tutor; coach
Mercurial
Quick; vivacious; active; lively
Narcissistic
In love with oneself; excessively fascinated and gratified by one’s own physical and mental qualities; egocentric
Nemesis
- Due to punishment for evil deeds
2. One who inflicts such punishment
Odyssey
Long series of wanderings or travels
Procrustean
Cruel or inflexible in enforcing conformity
Protean
Exceedingly variable; readily assuming different forms or shapes
Pyrrhic
Ruinous; gained at too great a cost
Saturnine
Heavy; dull; sullen; gloomy; morose
Siren
- Dangerous, attractive woman
- Woman who sings with bewitching sweetness
- Apparatus for sounding loud warnings
Spartan
Marked by simplicity and avoidance of comfort; marked by self-discipline, bravery, and ability to endure pain
Stygian
Infernal; especially dark; gloomy
Tantalize
Excite a hope but prevent its fulfillment; tease
