english midterm
vocab
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- cunning
- marked by or given to artful subtlety and deceptiveness
- aphrodisiac
- something that heightens desire
- muse
- to think or meditate in silence on some subject
- patrimony
- an inheritance from a father or another ancestor
- engender
- to bring into existance; to breed, generate, procreate
- renown
- the state of being much known and talked of; exhalted reputation derived from extensive praise of great achievements
- ordained
- predestined; fixed or established especially by order or command
- harp on
- to dwell on persistently or tediously in speaking or writing
- tantalize
- to torment with, or as if with, the sight of something desired but out of reach; tease by arousing expectations that are repeatedly dissapointed
- mentor
- a wise and trusted counselor or teacher; an influential senior sponsor or supporter; to act as a mentor
- forebode
- to indicate the likelihood of, portend; to prophesize or predict
- retainer
- a servant or attendant, especially one in the household of a person of high rank
- precedence
- priority claimed or received because of preeminence or superiority
- stratagem
- a military maneuver designed to deceive or suprise an enemy
- lament
- to express grief for or about; mourn
- divining/divination
- to know by inspiration, intuition, or reflection; an indication of what is future or secret, prediction
- Spartan
- sternly disciplined and rigorously simple, frugal, or austere
- adonis
- a very handsome young man
- psyche
- the human soul, spirit, or mind
- insolent
- audaciously rude or disrespectful, impertinent
- din
- a jumble of loud, usually discordant sounds
- narcissist
- someone in love with him or herself
- clamor
- to exclaim insistently and noisily
- dissemble
- to disguise or conceal behind a false appearance
- baleful
- full of deadly or pernicious influence; deadly, sinister
- odyssey
- an extended adventurous voyage or trip
- rite
- a ceremonial act or series of acts
- relent
- to mollify, to cause to be less harsh or severe; to give in, an in influence or pressure
- mercurial
- changeable, volatile
- shroud
- a cloth used to wrap a body for burial
- sage
- having or exhibiting wisdom or wise judgment
- illustrious
- well-known and very distinguished, eminent
- eureka
- I have found (it)
- buffet
- to strike against forcefully, batter
- Herculean
- very hard to perform
- martial
- inclined or disposed to war, warlike; of, suitable for, or associated with war or the armed forces; characteristic of or befitting a warrior
- malice
- a desire to harm others or see others suffer, extreme ill will or spite
- mull
- to go over extensively in the mind, ponder
- iridescent
- displaying a play of lustrous colors like those of the rainbow
- pacify
- to ease the anger or agitation of
- surfeit
- overindulgence in food or drink
- amazon
- a tall, powerful aggressive woman
- hekatomb
- a sacrifice to the ancient Greek and Roman gods consisting of 100 oxen or cattle
- revel
- to take great pleasure or delight; to pluck, retract, pull back
- titanic
- of enormous size, strength, or power
- desolation
- devestation, ruin
- Trojan horse
- a person or thing attended to destroy from within
- siren
- a seductively beautiful or charming woman, especially one who beguiles men
- labyrinthine
- of or pertaining to a labyrinth; complicated, torturous
- bacchanalia
- a riotous, boisterous festvity; a revel
- midas touch
- the ability to turn any business venture into an extremely profitable one
- lithe
- flexible, limber; capable of being easily bent
- achilles heel
- a seemingly small but actually crucial weakness