601 Lesson 6

Question 0

aegis

Answer 0

sponcership; protection

Question 1

Adonis

Answer 1

an exceptionally handsome young man; a plant with solitary red or yellow flowers

Question 2

bacchanal

Answer 2

a follower of Bacchus (Greek, Dionysus), the god of wine; a drunken reveler; an orgy

Question 3

Cassandra

Answer 3

a daughter of King Priam and Queen Hecuba of Troy who had the gift of prophecy but was cursed by Apollo so that her prophecies, though true, were fated never to be believed; one who prophesies doom or disaster

Question 4

cornucopia

Answer 4

abundance; horn of plenty

Question 5

cupidity

Answer 5

excessive desire for wealth; avarice

Question 6

erotic

Answer 6

concerning sexual love and desire; amatory

Question 7

herculean

Answer 7

tremendously difficult and demanding; resembling Hercules in size, power, or courage

Question 8

hydra

Answer 8

the nine headed serpent slain by Hercules; a persistant or multi-sided problem that presents new obstacles as soon as old ones arrre solved

Question 9

iridescent

Answer 9

displaying lustrious colors like those of the rainbow

Question 10

narcissism

Answer 10

excessive admiration of oneself; egocentrism

—vanity

Question 11

odyssey

Answer 11

a long series of wanderings, especially when filled with notable experiences or hardships
—adventuous journey

Question 12

Olympian

Answer 12

pertaining to the twelve gods of ancient Greek pantheon whose abode was Mt. Olympus; majestic; incomparably superior; pertaining to the Olympic games

Question 13

palladium

Answer 13

anything believed to provide protection or safety; a safeguard or guarentee of the integrity of social situations

Question 14

phoenix

Answer 14

a person or thing of peerless beauty or exellence; a person or thing that has become renewed or restored after suffering calamity or apparent annihilation