Lesson 3&4 Eponymous Parts of Speech from Antiquity

Question 1

Tantalize

Answer 1

(v.) to torment someone with something they want without ever giving it to them

Question 2

Pyrrhic

Answer 2

(adj.) describing a victory that comes with a heavy cost

Question 3

Laconic

Answer 3

(adj.) using as few words as possible when speaking

Question 4

Draconian

Answer 4

(adj.) extremely strict, as laws or rules

Question 5

Jeremiad

Answer 5

(n.) a long speech full of complaints

Question 6

Cicerone

Answer 6

(n.) a guide who gives speech to sightseers

Question 7

Nemesis

Answer 7

(n.) one who constantly works to ensure another’s downfall

Question 8

Platonic

Answer 8

(adj.) describes a close relationship that has no romantic or sexual basis

Question 9

Thespian

Answer 9

(n.) an actor

Question 10

Spartan

Answer 10

(adj.) lacking in comfort or flourishes (describing either a lifestyle or accommodations

Question 11

Juggernaut

Answer 11

(n.) an unstoppable, destructive force or thing

Question 12

Maudlin

Answer 12

(adj.) overly self-pitying, often used to describe someone who becomes sentimental when intoxicated

Question 13

Hector

Answer 13

(v.) to bully (usually through words)