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20 Cards in this Set
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Tantalize |
to torment by keeping something out of reach
- the story of Tantalus- tree branches disappear |
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Sisyphean |
relating to labors of sisyphus - the myth of sisyphus- forced to roll stone up hill |
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Procrustean |
ruthless disregard of an individual/ special circumstances - cut/ stretch person to fit in bed |
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Infuriate |
to make someone angry - furies: live in underworld to cause chaos |
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Mercurial |
sudden changes in mood - mercury: trickster Olympian |
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Caduceus |
badge of office, normally a physician - caduecus: friends (hermes and Apollo) : cure diseases |
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Hermeneutic |
study of methodology princepals of Interpretation - greek word Hermenetices |
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Hermetic |
unaffected by external force - truth: magical seal |
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Venereal |
sexual pleasure - venus: love/ pregnancy |
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Venerate |
reverential respect/ vulnerable - Venus: respected/ love - Veneari (latin): venerable |
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Venom |
resembling in effect. malice/ spite - venus: poison (love potion) "sexual love" |
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Aphrodisiac |
arousing sexual desire - Aphrodite (Venus) : love |
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Syringe |
tube with nozzle that inject liquid - pan turned into reed plant to escape - reed plants= tubes |
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Hyponsis |
induced sleep like condition to obey ones comands - Hpynos god of sleep- rise to sky in mothers train |
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Morphine |
used in medicine as a pain killer - morpheus: puts people to sleep |
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Somolent |
to cause sleep or drowsiness - eternal darkness beyond gate: rose into sky (rep. peaceful dream)
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Heliotropic |
sunlight in orienting stimulus |
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Pleiad |
seven brilliant person/ things |
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Martial |
suited for war or a warrior |
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Lunacy |
related to phases of moon |
