English Mythology Words Flashcards

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Mnemonic

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Assisting in memory

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Tantalize

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To frustrate

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Procrustean

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Forcing rigid conformity

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Vulcanization

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A process through heat that rubberizes

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Promethian

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Boldly original

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Hubris

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Excessive pride

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Zephyr

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Westerly wind

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Narcissism

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Extreme self love

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Mercurial

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Changing forms

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Siren

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A woman who attracts men

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Chimerical

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Fantastic or unrealistic

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Anthropomorphism

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Attribution of human like qualities

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Aphrodisiac

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Creates strong sexual love desire

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Nemesis

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Agent of revenge

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Hypnotic

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To put one into a sleep trance like state

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Cupidity

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Greed for money or possessions

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Herculean

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Tremendous in size

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Achillies heel

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A weak point

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Titanic

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Enormous in size or strength

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Bacchanal

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Wild drunken party

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Adonis

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Extremely handsome young man

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Labyrinth

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A complex man

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Lethargic

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Lazy or sluggish

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Martial

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Warlike

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Odyssey

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A long wandering voyage

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Protean

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Readily changing form

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Amazon

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Tall, strong, aggressive woman

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Panacea

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Cure all

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Aegis

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Sponsorship or pertection

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Chaos

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Disorganized principle

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Hades

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Hell

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Olympian

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Godlike

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Midas

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Anything you touch turned to gold

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Arachnid

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Spider like

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Mercurial

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Changeable

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Saturnine

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Gloomy grave

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Mentor

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An experience and trustee adviser