Eponymous Parts Of Speech From Antiquity

Question 1

Eponym

Answer 1

Words that are derived or taken from the name of a person, place, or thing either real or fictional

Question 2

Tantalize

Answer 2

V

To torment someone with something they want without ever giving it to them

Question 3

Pyrrhic

Answer 3

Adj

Describing a victory that comes with heavy cost

Question 4

Laconic

Answer 4

Adj

Using as few words as possible when speaking

Question 5

Draconian

Answer 5

Adj

Extremely strict, as laws or rules

Question 6

Jeremiad

Answer 6

N

A long speech full of complaints

Question 7

Cicerone

Answer 7

N

A guide who gives speeches to sightseers

Question 8

Nemesis

Answer 8

N

One who constant works to ensure another’s downfall

Question 9

Platonic

Answer 9

Adj

Describes a close relationship that has no romantic or sexual basis

Question 10

Thespian

Answer 10

N
An actor
Usually used in a sarcastic way

Question 11

Spartan

Answer 11

Adj

Lacking in comfort or flourishes (usually a lifestyle or accommodations)

Question 12

Juggernaut

Answer 12

N

An unstoppable, destructive force or thing

Question 13

Maudlin

Answer 13

Overly self pitying, often used to describe someone who becomes sentimental when intoxicated

Question 14

Hector

Answer 14

V
To bully (usually through words)