C. L. 5 Flashcards
The most important work in a person’s career, especially in literature, art, music, or scholarship
Latin meaning “great work”
Magnum opus
A Latin expression for “cast of characters”
It literally means, “the persons of the drama” and is occasionally used at the beginning of play scripts as the title of the list of characters
Dramatis personae
A fictional land of peace and perpetual youth
The setting of the book Lost Horizon by James Hilton
Apparently in the mountains of Tibet
Shangri-La
The solution or outcome of the plot of a play or novel
Dénouement
Extreme and emotional nationalism or chauvinism, often characterized by an aggressive foreign policy, accompanied
Jingoism
The thing or person one views with particular dislike
French meaning, “black beast”
Bête noire
The way someone does something; a characteristic method
Latin meaning “method of operation”
Modus operandi
An artificial speech constructed from roots common to the chief European languages and designed for universal use.
Esperanto
In classical mythology, a river flowing through Hades.
The souls of the dead we’re forced to drink of its water which made them forget what they had done, said, and suffering while alive
Lethe
Widely known in the Middle Ages as sins that lead to damnation
Pride, greed, lust, wrath, gluttony, envy, sloth
Seven Deadly Sins
A philosophy the flourished in Ancient Greece and Rome.
Stoics believed the people should strictly restrain their emotions in order to attain happiness and wisdom-they refused to demonstrate either joy or sorrow
Stoicism
Enjoyment gained from other’s troubles
German term meaning “damage-joy”
Schadenfreude
Favoritism granted to relatives or close friends without regard for their merit
Nepotism
A system of inheritance in which land passes exclusively to the eldest son.
Primogeniture
