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(GL1&GL2)Words from Greek Mythology, History and Philosophy
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04/05/2010

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Adonis
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an extremely handsome young man
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Achilles' heel
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a single vulnerable spot
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aegis
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sponsorship or pretection
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amazon
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a powerful, masculine woman
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atlas
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a collection of maps
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Cassandra
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a person who warns of coming evil but whose prophecies are disregarded
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chimera
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a foolish or idle fancy
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Elysium
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place or state of blissful happiness
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Gorgon
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a snaky-haired creature so ugly as to petrify an onlooker
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halcyon
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calm; peaceful
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herculean
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very powerful
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hydra
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a persistent evil, one difficult to eradicate
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labyrinth
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a complicated arrangement of passageways or roads; a maze
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mentor
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a wise counselor
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Midas
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a very rich man
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narcissism
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abnormal attachment to one's own appearance and personality
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nemesis
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retribution; one who inflicts retribution
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odyssey
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a long series of wanderings
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Oedipus
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(complex) an abnormal attachment to one's parent of the opposite sex with corresponding hostility to the other
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Olympian
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exalted; majestic
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paean
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a song of thanksgiving or praise
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Procrustean
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forcing rigid conformity
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protean
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extremely changeable
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siren
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an alluring bu dangerous woman; seductive
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stentorian
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very loud
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Stygian
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dark, glooomy
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tantalize
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tease
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titanic
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of enormous size and power
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academy
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a school or learned society
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Arcadian
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simple, peaceful, rustic
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Croesus
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a very rich man
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cynic
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one who sarcastically doubts human motive
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Draconian
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extremely severe
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epicure/epicurean
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a person of refined taste in matters of food and drink
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to cut the *Gordian* knot
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to solve a difficult problem by direct and drastic means
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laconic
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brief, pithy, concise
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mausoleum
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a large tomb
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meander
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to follow a winding course/the Greek-key design
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ostracism
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exclusion from society
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philippic
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a bitter denunciation
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a *Pyrrhic* victory
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a victory won at too great a cost
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solecism
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a substandard usage of language, a social blunder
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sophistry, sophism
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clever but deceptive argumentation meant to mislead
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Spartan
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rigorous, austere, disciplined
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stoic
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impassive
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sword of Damocles
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a constantly threatening danger
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sybarite
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one devoted to luxury and pleasure
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