Words to Know from Greek

Question 1

Elegiac

Answer 1

expressing sorrow for something now past

Question 2

Catharsis

Answer 2

act or process of releasing a strong emotion (such as pity or fear), by expressing it in an art form

Question 3

Onomatopoeic

Answer 3

creation of words that imitate natural sounds

Question 4

Panegyric

Answer 4

something that praises someone or something

Question 5

Prosody

Answer 5

the rhythm and patterns of sounds of poetry and language

Question 6

Bucolic

Answer 6

relating to the country or country life

Question 7

Cynosure

Answer 7

a person or thing that attracts a lot of attention or interest

Question 8

Didactic

Answer 8

intended to convey instruction and information

Question 9

Hedonism

Answer 9

the belief that pleasure or happiness is the most important goal in life

Question 10

Peripatetic

Answer 10

moving or traveling from place to place

Question 11

Hegemony

Answer 11

influence or control over another country or a group of people

Question 12

Polemic

Answer 12

a strong written or spoken attack against someone else’s opinions, beliefs or practices

Question 13

Deleterious

Answer 13

harmful often in a subtle or unexpected way

Question 14

Diatribes

Answer 14

an angry and usually long speech or piece of writing that strongly criticizes someone or something

Question 15

Empirical

Answer 15

originating in something based on observation or experience

Question 16

Esoteric

Answer 16

requiring or exhibiting knowledge that is restricted to a small group

Question 17

Ethereal

Answer 17

lacking material substance, relating to heaven

Question 18

Anodyne

Answer 18

serving to alleviate pain, not likely to arouse tension

Question 19

Paroxysm

Answer 19

a sudden violent emotion or action, a fit or attack of symptoms

Question 20

Sardonic

Answer 20

disdainfully or skeptically humorous

Question 21

Sycophantically

Answer 21

self-seeking flatterer

Question 22

Bathos

Answer 22

the sudden appearance of something common in an elevated matter or style

Question 23

Encomiums

Answer 23

glowing enthusiastic praise

Question 24

Enigma

Answer 24

someone or something that is difficult to understand or explain

Question 25

Hoi polloi

Answer 25

ordinary people who are not rich, famous, etc.

Question 26

Miasma

Answer 26

a heavy cloud of something unpleasant or unhealthy

Question 27

Panacea

Answer 27

something that will make everything about a situation better

Question 28

Plethora

Answer 28

a very large amount or number