Lesson 14 Flashcards
1
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ammonia
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- The temple of Zeus Ammon
- alkaline compound of notrogen and hydrogen
2
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aphrodisiac
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- Aphrodite, goddess of love and beauty
- substance which excites sexual desire
3
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hermaphrodite
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- Hermaphroditus, who became joined in one body with a nymph
- having both male and female reproductive organs
4
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narcissism
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- Narcissus, who fell in love with his own reflection in a pond
- self-love
5
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palinuridae
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- Palinurus, Aeneas’s pilot
- family of decapod (giáp xác) crustaceans comprising the spiny lobsters
6
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Charon evagatus
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- Charon, ferryman who took souls across the river Styx
- yellow fever virus
7
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Eacles penelope
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- penelope, Odysseus’s faithful wife, who wove a tapestry
- moth that weaves a cocoon
8
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tendon of achilles
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- Achilles, famous warrior vulnerable only in the heel
- strong tendon joining the muscles in the calf of the leg to the bone of the heel
9
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hemi-
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half
10
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mon-
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single
11
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prot-
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first, original
12
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di-
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twice
13
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dich-
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in two
14
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deut-
deuter-
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second
15
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tri-
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