Rhetoric II

Question 0

ἔλεος, ὁ

Answer 0

pity, mercy, compassion

Question 1

ἐπίλογ-ος, ὁ

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reasoning, inference; preparation of a speech

Question 2

ἐπεξ-έλεγχος, ὁ

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additional ἔλεγχος

Question 3

εἰκών, ἡ, gen. όνος

Answer 3

likeness, image, phantom

Question 4

Μούσειος, ον

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of or belonging to the Muses

Question 5

Μουσεῖον, τό

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shrine of the Muses, seat or haunt of the Muses

Question 6

ἀτῠχ-ημα, ατος, τό

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misfortune, miscarriage; fault of ignorance, mistake; opp. ἀδίκημα, ἁμάρτημα; crime

Question 7

ἀναγν-ωστικός, ή, όν

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capable of reading, a good reader; fond of reading; suitable for reading

Question 8

αὐτουργ-ός, όν

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self-working; mostly Subst., one who works his land himself (not by slaves), husbandman

Question 9

γρᾰφ-ικός, ή, όν

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capable of drawing or painting, Pl.Tht.144e: Comp., a better judge of painting; of or for writing, suited for writing; of or for writing, suited for writing: -κή,ἡ, the art of writing

Question 10

δᾰπαν-ημα, ατος, τό

Answer 10

cost, expense

Question 11

ἐποποι-ός, ὁ

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epic poet

Question 12

διαβολ-ή, ἡ

Answer 12

(διαβάλλω v) false accusation, slander

Question 13

εὐεργετ-ικός, ή, όν

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productive of benefit, beneficent

Question 14

ζῆλος, ου, ὁ

Answer 14

jealousy

Question 15

κοττᾰβ-εῖον or κοτταβ-ειον, τό

Answer 15

metal basin for the game of cottabos

Question 16

νομοθέτ-ης, ου, ὁ

Answer 16

lawgiver

Question 17

ὁμοιο-τέλευτος, ον

Answer 17

ending alike : τὸ ὁ. the like ending of two or more clauses or verses

Question 18

παγκρατ-ιον, τό

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(παγκρατής) ‘all-in’ contest in boxing and wrestling; παγκρᾰτ-ιαστικός, ή, όν, of or for the παγκράτιον

Question 19

Παιάν, ᾶνος, ὁ

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paeon

Question 20

νομο-θεσία, ἡ

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legislation

Question 21

μνημον-ευτός, ή, όν

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that can be remembered: τὰ μ. objects of memory,

Question 22

λυτ-ικός, ή, όν

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able to loose, laxative, τῆς κοιλίας; able to refute, confutative, of arguments

Question 23

μεθοδ-ικός, ή, όν

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going to work by rule, methodical, systematic

Question 24

σκιαγρᾰφ-ία, ἡ

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painting with the shadows (cf. σκιαγραφέω), so as to produce an illusion of solidity at a distance, scene-painting

Question 25

αἰσχρο-λογία, ἡ

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foul language, obscenity

Question 26

ἀγων-ιστικός, ή, όν

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fit for contest

Question 27

ἀγροικ-ία, ἡ

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rusticity, boorishness

Question 28

ἀναισχυντ-ία, ἡ

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shamelessness, impudence

Question 29

ἀναίτιος, ον, also α, ον

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in the best authors, only of persons, not being the fault or cause of a thing, guiltless

Question 30

γνωμο-λογία, ἡ

Answer 30

sententious style, Pl.Phdr.267c; theory of maxims

Question 31

γρᾰφ-εύς, έως, ὁ

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painter, write, scribe, copyist

Question 32

δημηγορ-έω

Answer 32

practise speaking in the assembly; esp. make popular speeches, use clap-trap

Question 33

δείν-ωσις, εως, ἡ

Answer 33

exaggeration or exacerbation; indignation, Arist.Rh.1417a13, 1419b26

Question 34

δια-στίζω

Answer 34

distinguish by a mark, punctuate; generally, distinguish

Question 35

ἐπούρ-ωσις, εως, ἡ

Answer 35

Arist.Rh.1414b17, prob. a speeding onward, as by a gale

Question 36

ὀλιγωρ-ία, ἡ

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an esteeming lightly, contempt

Question 37

ἱστορικός, ή, όν

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exact, precise, scientific

Question 38

εὐγένεια, ἡ

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nobility of birth

Question 39

λογόγρᾰφ-ος, ὁ

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prose-writer, opp. poet, professional speech-writer