Greek II Flashcards
1
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a school or learned society
A
academy
2
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simple, peaceful, rustic
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Arcadian
3
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a very rich man
A
Croesus
4
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one who sarcastically doubts human motives
A
cynic
5
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extremely severe
A
Draconian
6
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a person of refined taste in matters of food and drink
A
epicure/epicurean
7
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to solve a difficult problem by direct and drastic means
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to cut the Gordian knot
8
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brief, pithy, concise
A
laconic
9
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…a large tomb
A
mausoleum
10
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to follow a winding course; the Greek-key design
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meander
11
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exclusion from society
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ostracism
12
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a bitter denunciation
A
philippic
13
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a victory won at too great a cost
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a Pyrrhic victory
14
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a substandard usage of language, a social blunder
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solecism
15
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clever but deceptive argumentation meant to mislead
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sophistry, sophism
