| A | B |
|---|
| Adonis | n-very handsome young man |
| aegis | n-shield or protection; auspices; sponsorship |
| amazon | n-tall, strong, masculine woman |
| ambrosial | adj-exceptionally pleasing to taste or smell; extremely delicious; excellent |
| atlas | n-book of maps |
| auroral | adj-pertaining to or resembling the dawn;rosy |
| bacchanalian | adj-jovial or wild with drunkness |
| Cassandra | n-one who prophesies doom or disaster; pessimist |
| chimerical | adj-fantastic; ureal; impossible; absurd |
| Draconian | adj-cruel;harsh;severe; ironhanded |
| echolalia | n-automatic and immediate repitition |
| Elysian | adj-delightful;blissful; heavenly |
| eristic | adj-prone to controversy; disputatious; arguementive |
| fauna | n-animal life; animals of a particular region or period |
| flora | n-plant life; plants of a particular region of period |
| forum | n-any medium or place for open discussion and expression of ideas-a public meeting, a radio or TV discussion, editorial page, etc. |
| hector | v-bully; intimidate with threats; bluster |
| herculean | adj-very difficult; requiring the strength of Hercules |
| hermetic | adj-airtight |
| iridescent | adj-having colors like the rainbow |
| jovial | adj-jolly;merry;good-humored |
| labyrinthine | adj-full of confusing passageways;intricate; complicated;like the labyrinth |
| laconic | adj-using words sparingly;terse;concise |
| lethargic | adj-unnaturally drowsy;sluggish;dull |
| Lucullan | adj-sumptuous, luxurious |
| marathon | n-1. long-distance foortrace of 26 miles 365 yards 2. endurance contests; as a dance marathon |
| martial | adj-pertaining to war;warlike |
| mentor | n-1. wise and trusted advisor 2. tutor; coach |
| mercurial | adj-1. quick;vivacious;active;living 2. inconstant, unstable;capicious;subject to rapid and unpredictable mood changes |
| myrmidon | n-obedient + unquestioning follower |
| narcissistic | adj-ine love w/oneself; excessively fascinated & gratified w/ones own physical + mental qualitites, egocentric |
| nectar | n-something exceptionally deliecious ot drink |
| nemesis | n-1. due to punishment for evil deeds 2. one who inflicts such punishment |
| odyssey | n-any long seires of wanderings or travels |
| Olypian | adj-1. MAjestic;godlike;lofty 2. having to do w/the Olympic games, an international athletic competition held every four years |
| paean | n-song or hymn of praise, joy, or triumph |
| palladium | n- safegaurd or protection |
| panic | n-unreasoning; sudden fright that grips a multitude |
| phillippic | n-bitter; deununciation; tirade |
| plutocratic | adj-having great influence because of one's wealth |
| procrustean | adj-cruel or inflexible in enforcing conformity |
| protean | adj-exceedingly variable; readily assuming different forms or shapes |
| Pyrrthic | adj- ruinous; gained at too great a cost |
| Saturnine | adj-heavy;dull;gloomy;morose |
| siren | n-1. dangerous,attractive woman 2. a woman who sings sweetly 3. apparatus for sounding loud warnings |
| solon | n-legislature; wise lawgiver |
| Spartan | adj- marked by self-discipline, bravery, ability to endure pain, and avoindance of comfort |
| stentorian | adj-very loud |
| Stygian | adj-infernal; especially dark; gloomy |
| tantalize | v-excite a hope but prevent its fulfillment; tease |
| terpsichorean | adj-pertaining to dancing |
| thespian | adj-pertaining to drama or acting |
| titanic | adj-of enormous strength, size, or power |
