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10/23/13 Flashcards

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Ambrosial

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Exceptionally pleasing to taste or smell; extremely delicious; excellent

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Aegis

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Shield or protection; auspices; sponsorship

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Bacchanalian

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Jovial or wild with drunkenness

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Chimerical

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Fantastic; unreal; impossible; absurd

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Draconian

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Cruel; harsh; severe; iron handed

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Elysian

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Delightful; blissful; heavenly

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Hector

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Bully; intimidate with threats; bluster

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Jovial

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Jolly; merry; good-humored

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Labyrinthine

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Full of confusing passageways; intricate; complicated, like the Labyrinth

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Laconic

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Using words sparingly; terse; concise

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Lethargic

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Unnaturally drowsy; sluggish; dull

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Martial

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Pertaining to war; warlike

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Mentor

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  1. Wise and trusted adviser

2. Tutor; coach

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Mercurial

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Quick; vivacious; active; lively

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Narcissistic

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In love with oneself; excessively fascinated and gratified by one’s own physical and mental qualities; egocentric

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Nemesis

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  1. Due to punishment for evil deeds

2. One who inflicts such punishment

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Odyssey

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Long series of wanderings or travels

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Procrustean

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Cruel or inflexible in enforcing conformity

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Protean

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Exceedingly variable; readily assuming different forms or shapes

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Pyrrhic

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Ruinous; gained at too great a cost

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Saturnine

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Heavy; dull; sullen; gloomy; morose

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Siren

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  1. Dangerous, attractive woman
  2. Woman who sings with bewitching sweetness
  3. Apparatus for sounding loud warnings
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Spartan

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Marked by simplicity and avoidance of comfort; marked by self-discipline, bravery, and ability to endure pain

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Stygian

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Infernal; especially dark; gloomy

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Tantalize

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Excite a hope but prevent its fulfillment; tease

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