vocab 1 Flashcards
saturnine
gloomy
achillies heel
weakness or vulnerable area
panacea
cure-all
aegis
protection or sponsorship
mercurial
subject to mood/mind changes
procrustean
forcing rigid conformity
hades
hell
chaos
the beginning
promethean
telling the truth, boldly daring or original
vulcanization
strengthened, resilient
aphrodisiac
arousing sexual desire
hypnotic
inducing sleep
zephyr
gently westernly wind
scylla and charybdis
the rock and the whirlpool (rock and the hard place)
olympian
God-like
Midas touch
turns things into gold
hubris
excessive pride
anthropomorphism
giving godlike or humanlike qualities to humans or gods
arachnid
8 legged creature
mnemonic
something that helps to remember
chimerical
fantastic
titanic
having great stature or enormous strength
bacchanal
an occasion of wild or drunken rivalry
siren
woman who attract men
adonis
god of beauty and desire, extremely handsome young man
herculean
requiring great strength or effort
tantalize
torment or tease, frustrate someone
labyrinth
an elaborate structure built by daedalus for king minos, complex maze
lethargic
sluggish or apathetic; forgetful
martial
warlike
cupidity
greed
odyssey
long journey
protean
changing form quickly
narcissism
extreme self love
amazon
a strong and powerful women
nemesis
agent of revenge
