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Greek 1 Flashcards

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Proverbs and Idioms flashcards
1
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a single vulnerable spot

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Achilles’ heel

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2
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an extremely handsome young man

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Adonis

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3
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sponsorship or protection

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aegis

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4
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a powerful, masculine woman

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amazon

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5
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a collection of maps

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atlas

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6
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a person who warns of coming evil but whose prophecies are disregarded

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Cassandra

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7
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a foolish or idle fancy

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chimera

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8
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place or state of blissful happiness

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Elysium

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9
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a snaky haired creature so ugly as to petrify an onlooker

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Gorgon

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10
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calm, peaceful

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halcyon

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11
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very powerful

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herculean

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12
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a persistent evil, one difficult to eradicate

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hydra

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13
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a complicated arrangement of passageways or roads; a maze

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labyrinth

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14
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a wise counselor

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mentor

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15
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a very rich man

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Midas

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16
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abnormal attachment to one’s own appearance and personality

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narcissism

17
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retribution; one who inflicts retribution

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nemesis

18
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a long series of wanderings

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odyssey

19
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an abnormal attachment to one’s parent of the opposite sex with corresponding hostility to the other

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Oedipus

20
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exalted, majestic

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Olympian

21
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a song of thanksgiving or praise

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paean

22
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forcing rigid conformity

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P/procrustean

23
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extremely changeable

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protean

24
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an alluring but dangerous woman; seductive

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siren

25
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very loud

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stentorian

26
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dark, gloomy

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S/stygian

27
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tease

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tantalize

28
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of enormous size and power

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titanic

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