Classical Vocab 1

Question 1

Achilles heel

Answer 1

Someone’s primary weakness or vulnerability

Question 2

Aegis

Answer 2

Protection, support, or sponsorship

Question 3

Amazon

Answer 3

A large, strong woman

Question 4

Ambrosial

Answer 4

Especially delicious or fragrant l, delectable

Question 5

Aphrodisiac

Answer 5

Something which creates sexual desire or increases virility

Question 6

Arachnoid

Answer 6

Spiderlike

Question 7

Bacchanal

Answer 7

A drunk person or drunken, riotous party

Question 8

Calliope

Answer 8

A musical instrument, like an organ, that creates a series of whistles using compressed air

Question 9

Chimera

Answer 9

The bizarre product of someone’s imagination

Question 10

Draconian

Answer 10

Harsh, severe

Question 11

Epicurean

Answer 11

Gourmet, lavish, deluxe - especially eleven related to eating or drinking

Question 12

Erotic

Answer 12

Arousing or satisfying sexual desire, sensuous, amatory

Question 13

Halcyon

Answer 13

Sunny, mild, tranquil

Question 14

Harpy

Answer 14

An ill-tempered woman, a termagant, shrew

Question 15

Herculean

Answer 15

Difficult, having or requiring great strength or effort, prodigious, onerous, formidable, arduous

Question 16

Hermaphrodite

Answer 16

A person or creature with both male and female characteristics

Question 17

Hippocratic oath

Answer 17

The doctor’s roomies to do no harm to a patient

Question 18

Iridescent

Answer 18

Shimmering with color

Question 19

Jovial

Answer 19

Joyous, cheerful, merry, jocouse

Question 20

Labyrinth

Answer 20

A very complicated structure

Question 21

Laconic

Answer 21

Not saying much, pithy, terse, succinct

Question 22

Lethargy

Answer 22

Sleepiness, laziness, or forgetfulness

Question 23

Martial

Answer 23

Anything related to fighting or war

Question 24

Mentor

Answer 24

Tutor, counselor, trusted advisor, advocate

Question 25

Mercurial

Answer 25

Likely to change moods suddenly and unpredictably