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
Tearfully or weakly emotional, foolishly sentimental
Maudlin
Extravagantly chivalrous or romantic; visionary, impractical, or impracticable
Impulsive and often rashly unpredictable
Resembling or befitting Don Quixote
Quixotic
The making of profit out of sacred things
Simony
Gaudy, showy, cheap
Tawdry
An ideal place or state
Utopia
