English 11 - List 14 Mythology words

Question 1

aegis

Answer 1

shield or protection, sponsorship

Question 2

ambrosial

Answer 2

exceptionally pleasing to the taste or smell, extremely delicious

Question 3

auroral

Answer 3

pertaining to or resembling the dawn, having a rosy hue

Question 4

bacchanalian

Answer 4

jovial or wild with drunkenness

Question 5

chimerical

Answer 5

fantastic, unreal, impossible, absurd

Question 6

draconian

Answer 6

cruel, harsh, severe, ironheaded

Question 7

echolalia

Answer 7

automatic and immediate repetition

Question 8

elysian

Answer 8

delightful, blissful, heavenly

Question 9

eristic

Answer 9

prone to controversy, disputatious, argumentative

Question 10

flora

Answer 10

a treatise on or list of the plants of an area or period; plant or bacterial life, esp. that characteristic of a particular region,period, or special environment

Question 11

fauna

Answer 11

animal life, the animals characteristic of a particular region, period or special environment

Question 12

forum

Answer 12

any medium or place for open discussion and expression of ideas, ie a public meeting, a radio or tv discussion, an editorial page

Question 13

halcyon

Answer 13

tranquil, happy, idyllic, usually with nostalgic reference to earlier times

Question 14

Herculean

Answer 14

of extraordinary power, extent, intensity, or difficulty; requiring great strength

Question 15

hermetic

Answer 15

airtight, impervious to external influence

Question 16

iridescent

Answer 16

having a lustrous rainbowlike play of color that tends to change as the angle of view changes

Question 17

jovial

Answer 17

jolly, merry, good-humored

Question 18

laconic

Answer 18

using words sparingly, terse, concise

Question 19

martial

Answer 19

of, relating to, or suited for war or a warrior

Question 20

Promethean

Answer 20

daringly original, creative, or heroic on behalf of humanity