Eponymous Parts of Speech from Antiquity (Parts 1 & 2)

Question 1

Tantalize

Answer 1

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

Question 2

Pyrrhic

Answer 2

Describing a victory that comes with a heavy cost

Question 3

Iaconic

Answer 3

Using as few words as possible when speaking

Question 4

Draconian

Answer 4

Extremely strict, as laws or rules

Question 5

Jeremiad

Answer 5

A long speech full of complaints

Question 6

Cicerone

Answer 6

A guide who gives speeches to sightseers.

Question 7

Nemesis

Answer 7

One who constantly works to ensure another’s downfall.

Question 8

Platonic

Answer 8

Describes a close relationship that has no romantic or sexual basis.

Question 9

Thespian

Answer 9

An actor.

Question 10

Spartan

Answer 10

Lacking comfort or flourishes (describing either a lifestyle or accommodations).

Question 11

Juggernaut

Answer 11

An unstoppable, destructive force or thing.

Question 12

Maudlin

Answer 12

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

Question 13

Hector

Answer 13

To bully (usually through words)