Ap English Vocab Ch 6

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Adonis

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very handsome young man

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aegis

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shield or protection

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amazon

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tall strong bold woman

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ambrosial

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exceptionally pleasing to taste or smell, delicious

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atlas

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book of maps

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auroral

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pertaining to or resembling the dawn

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bacchanalian

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jovial and wild with drunkenness

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Cassandra

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one who prophesies doom or disaster; pessimist

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chimerical

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fantastic, unreal, impossible, absurd

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Draconian

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cruel, harsh, severe, ironhanded

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echolalia

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automatic and immediate repetition of what others say

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Elysian

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delightful, blissful, heavenly

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eristic

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prone to controversy, disputatious, argumentative

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fauna

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animal life, animals of a particular region or period

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flora

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plant life, plants of a particular region or period

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forum

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medium or place for open discussion, open for ideas

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hector

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bully, intimidate with threats, bluster

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herculean

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very difficult, requiring the strength of Hercules

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hermetic

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airtight, secret, obscure, magical, mysterious

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iridescent

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having colors like the rainbow

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jovial

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jolly, merry, good humored

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labyrinthine

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full of confusing passageways, intricate, complicated

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laconic

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using words sparingly, terse, concise

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lethargic

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unnaturally drowsy, sluggish, dull

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Luculian

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sumptuous, luxurious

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marathon

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long distance foot race of 26 miles 385 yards; endurance contest

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martial

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pertaining to war, warlike

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mentor

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wise and trusted adviser; tutor, coach

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mercurial

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quick, vivacious, active, lively (saturnine); inconsistent, unstable, capricious, subject to rapid and unpredictable mood changes

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myrmidon

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obedient and unquestioning follower

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narcissistic

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in love with oneself, excessively fascinated and gratified by one's own physical and mental qualities

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nectar

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something exceptionally delicious to drink

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nemesis

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due punishment for evil deeds; one who inflicts such punishments

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odyssey

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long series of wanderings or travels

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Olympian

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majestic, godlike, lofty; having to do with the Olympic Games

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paean

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song or hymn of praise, joy, or triumph

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palladium

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safeguard, protection

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panic

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sudden, overpowering terror, sometimes causing mass flight

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philippic

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bitter denunciation, tirade

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plutocratic

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having great influence because of one's wealth

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procrustean

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cruel or inflexible in enforcing conformity

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protean

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exceedingly variable, readily assuming different forms or shapes

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Pyrrhic

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ruinous, gained at too great a cost

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saturnine

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heavy, dull, sullen, gloomy, morose (mercurial)

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siren

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dangerous, attractive woman; woman who sings with bewitching sweetness; apparatus for sounding loud warnings

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solon

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legislator, wise lawgiver

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Spartan

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marked by simplicity and avoidance of comfort, marked by self-discipline, bravery, and ability to endure pain

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stentorian

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very loud

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Stygian

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infernal, especially dark, gloomy

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tantalize

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excite a hope but prevent its fulfillment, tease

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terpsichorean

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pertaining to dancing

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thespian

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pertaining to the drama or acting

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titanic

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of enormous strength, size, or power