| A | B |
|---|
| Adonis | very handsome young man |
| aegis | shield or protection-sponsorship |
| amazon | tall, strong, masculine woman |
| ambrosial | exceptionally pleasing to taste or smell |
| atlas | book of maps |
| auroral | rosy; pertaining to or resembling the dawn |
| bacchanalian | jovial or wild with drunkenness |
| chimerical | fantastic; unreal; impossible;absurd |
| Draconian | cruel; harsh; severe |
| Elysian | delightful; blissfull; heavenly |
| hector | bully; intimidate with threats; bluster |
| Herculean | very difficult, requiring strench of Hercules |
| hermetic | airtight |
| iridescent | having colors like the rainbow |
| jovial | jolly; merry; good-humered |
| labyrinthine | full of confusing passageways |
| laconic | using words sparingly; concise |
| lethargic | unnaturally drowsy; dull; sluggish |
| Lucullan | sumptuous; luxurious |
| martial | pertaining to war; warlike |
| mentor | wise and trusted adviser, athletic coach |
| mercurial | quick; vivacious; crafty; changable |
| myrmidon | obedient and unquestioning follower |
| nemesis | due punishment for evil deeds; one who inflicts such punishment |
| odyssey | any long series of wanderings or travels |
| paean | song or hymn of praise, joy or triumph |
| palladium | safeguard or protection |
| panic | unreasoning, sudden fright that grips a muntitude |
| philippic | bitter denunciation |
| plutocratic | having great influence because of one's wealth |
| procrustean | cruel or inflexible in enforcing conformity |
| protean | esceedingly variable; assume different shapes |
| Pyrrhic | ruinous; gained at too great a cost |
| saturnine | heavy; dull; gloomy; morose |
| siren | dangerous, attractive woman, sings sweetly |
| solon | legislator; wise man |
| stentorian | very loud |
| Stygian | infernal; dark; gloomy |
| tantalize | excite a hope but prevent its fullfillment; tease |
| terpsichorean | pertaining to dancing |
| thespian | pertaining to the drama or acting |
| titanic | of enormous strength, size, or power |
