Greek XIX Flashcards

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the highest point or stage

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acme

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2
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a plasant, often spicy or sweet, smell

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aroma

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3
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a distinctive atmosphere surrounding someone or something

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aura

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4
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overdone or insincere pathos; sentimentalism

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bathos

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5
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anything huge or gigantic

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colossus

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6
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an orderly, harmonious, systematic universe

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cosmos

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7
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a standard for making a judgment or decision

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criterion

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8
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a large store that sells a great variety of articles

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emporium

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9
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glowing and elaborately enthusiastic praise

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encomiums

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10
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a baffling or puzzling situation

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enigma

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11
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any very long period of time; geologically, two or more eras

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eon

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12
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the gernal populace; ordinary people; the masses

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hoi polloi

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an infinitesimal part or amount; bit, jot, whit

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iota

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14
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the vocab of a particular group

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lexicon

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15
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a bad smelling, perhaps poisounous, vapor rising from decaying matter on the earth

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miasma

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16
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a longing or wistful yearning for things from the past

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nostalgia

17
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a remedy for all difficulties

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panacea

18
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a quality or element that arouses a feeling of pity, sadness, or compassion

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pathos

19
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a number of persons united for a common purpose

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phalanx

20
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a fact or event that can be observed

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phenomena

21
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superabundance; excess; superfluity; oversupply

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plethora

22
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preliminary material in a book; introduction; preface

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prolegomenon

23
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a mark of disgrace or discredit

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stigma

24
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any book filled w info

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thesaurus

25
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an emotional shock which has a lasting effect on the mind

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trauma