Greek XIX Flashcards
the highest point or stage
acme
a plasant, often spicy or sweet, smell
aroma
a distinctive atmosphere surrounding someone or something
aura
overdone or insincere pathos; sentimentalism
bathos
anything huge or gigantic
colossus
an orderly, harmonious, systematic universe
cosmos
a standard for making a judgment or decision
criterion
a large store that sells a great variety of articles
emporium
glowing and elaborately enthusiastic praise
encomiums
a baffling or puzzling situation
enigma
any very long period of time; geologically, two or more eras
eon
the gernal populace; ordinary people; the masses
hoi polloi
an infinitesimal part or amount; bit, jot, whit
iota
the vocab of a particular group
lexicon
a bad smelling, perhaps poisounous, vapor rising from decaying matter on the earth
miasma
a longing or wistful yearning for things from the past
nostalgia
a remedy for all difficulties
panacea
a quality or element that arouses a feeling of pity, sadness, or compassion
pathos
a number of persons united for a common purpose
phalanx
a fact or event that can be observed
phenomena
superabundance; excess; superfluity; oversupply
plethora
preliminary material in a book; introduction; preface
prolegomenon
a mark of disgrace or discredit
stigma
any book filled w info
thesaurus
an emotional shock which has a lasting effect on the mind
trauma
