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myrmidon
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a follower who carries out orders without question; a member of the warriors who followed Achilles on the expedition against Troy
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peripatetic
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going about from place to place
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narcissism
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the habit of always thinking about yourself and admiring yourself
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tarantella
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music composed in six-eight time from Italy; a character in The Illuminatus trilogy
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panacea
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a remedy for all ills or difficulties : CURE-ALL
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stentorian
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Greek messenger noted for having a very loud voice; very loud
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sisyphean
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both extremely effortful and futile; was a king punished in Tartarus by being cursed to roll a huge boulder up a hill, only to watch it roll back down
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sword of Damocles
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a bad or unpleasant thing that might happen to you at any time and that makes you feel worried or frightened
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bedlam
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a place or scene of uproar and confusion; a religious community in London was turned into a hospital for the insane
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Pandora's Box
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a process that, if started, will cause many problems that cannot be solved
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philippic
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a bitter verbal attack; a fiery, damning speech; Demosthenes delivered several attacks on Philip II of Macedon in the 4th century BC.
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draconian
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laws or measures are extremely harsh and severe
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rodomontade
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vain and empty boasting
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epicure
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Greek philosopher who believed pleasure to be the chief aim of life; a person with carefully improved tastes in food or wine
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Pollyanna
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book?play?movie?name?
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caesarian section
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caesarian section
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sybarite
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a person addicted to luxury and pleasures of the senses
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shylock
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someone who lends money at excessive rates of interest
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somnolence
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the state of being sleepy or ready to fall asleep
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Lilliputian
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tiny
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