Greek II Flashcards
a school or learned society
academy
simple, peaceful, rustic
Arcadian
a very rich man
Croesus
one who sarcastically doubts human motives
cynic
extremely severe
Draconian
a person of refined taste in matters of food and drink
epicure/epicurean
to solve a difficult problem by direct and drastic means
to cut the Gordian knot
brief, pithy, concise
laconic
…a large tomb
mausoleum
to follow a winding course; the Greek-key design
meander
exclusion from society
ostracism
a bitter denunciation
philippic
a victory won at too great a cost
a Pyrrhic victory
a substandard usage of language, a social blunder
solecism
clever but deceptive argumentation meant to mislead
sophistry, sophism
rigorous, austere, disciplined
Spartan
impassive
stoic
a constantly threatening danger
sword of Damocles
one devoted to luxury and pleasure
sybarite
A scene or state or wild uproar and confusion
An insane asylum or madhouse
Bedlam
To abstain from buying or using
Boycott
A dull witted, stupid, or ignorant person
Dunce
A person who creates a monster or a destructive agency that cannot be controlled or brings about the creator’s ruin
Frankenstein
A prolonged lamentation or mournful complaint
Jeremiad
