Mythology Vocab Quiz Flashcards
1
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Achilles’ heel
A
Weak point
2
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Mnemonic
A
Assisting memory
3
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Chimerical
A
Unrealistic, fantastic
4
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Titanic
A
Enormous in size or strength
5
Q
Bacchanal
A
Wild, drunken party
6
Q
Siren
A
Woman who attracts men
7
Q
Adonis
A
Extremely handsome young man
8
Q
Herculean
A
Tremendous in size, strength, or effort
9
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Tantalize
A
Frustrate
10
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Labyrinth
A
Complex maze
11
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Lethargic
A
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12
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Martial
A
Warlike
13
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Cupidity
A
Greed
14
Q
Odyssey
A
Long adventurous journey
15
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Protean
A
Readily changing form (positive)
16
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Narcissism
A
Extreme self love
17
Q
Amazon
A
Large strong aggressive domain
18
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Nemesis
A
Agent of revenge (punishes narcissus)
19
Q
19.
A
X
20
Q
Aeqis
A
Protection, sponsorship
21
Q
Saturnine
A
Gloomy, grave
22
Q
Mentor
A
Wise teacher. Odysseus associate
23
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Mercurial
A
Changeable
24
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Procrustean
A
Forcing rigid conformity
25
Chaos
A disorganized principle
26
Promethean
X
27
Hades
Hell
28
Vulcanization
Process by which rubber is made strong
29
Aphrodisiac
Agent that arouses sexual desire
30
Hypnotic
Trance inducing
31
Zephyr
The west wind
32
Scylla + Charybdis
Caught between a rock and a hard place; monsters of the sea
33
Olympian
A person with godly qualities like the gods of the Greeks
34
Midas touch
Touch that turns to gold; everything impacted very positively
35
Hubris
X
36
Anthropomorphism
Giving divine beings human qualities
