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Adonis very handsome young man aegis shield or protection; auspices; sponsorship amazon tall, strong, bold woman ambrosial exceptionally pleasing to taste and smell; extremely delicious atlas book of maps auroral pertaining to or resembling the dawn; rosy; radiant bacchanalian jovial; wild with drunkeness Cassandra one who prophesies doom or disaster chimerical fanstastic; unreal, impossible; absurd Draconian cruel; harsh; severe echolalia automatic and immediate repetition of what others say Elysian delightful; blissful; heavenly eristic prone to controversy fauna animal life flora plant life forum medium or place for open discussion and expression of ideas hector bully; intimidate with threats herculean very difficult; requiring strength hermetic airtight; secret; obscure; magical; mysterious irridescent having colors like the rainbow jovial jolly; merry; good-humored labyrinthine full of confusing passageways; intricate laconic using words sparingly; terse; concise lethargic unnaturally drowsy; sluggish Lucullan sumptuous; luxurious marathon long distance foot race of 26 miles martial pertaining to war; warlike mentor wise and trusted advisor; tutor or a coach mercurial quick; vivacious; active myrmidon obedient and unquestioning narcissistic in love with oneself nectar something exceptionally delicious to drink nemesis due punishment for evil deeds; one who inflicts punishment odyssey long series of wanderings or travels Olympian Majestic; godlike; lofty paean song or hymn of praise, joy, or triumph palladium safeguard; protection panic sudden, overpowering terror philippic bitter denunciation; tirade plutocratic having great influence because of one's wealth procrustean cruel or inflexible in enforcing conformity protean exceedingly variable; readily assuming different forms or shapes Pyrrhic ruinous; gained at too great a cost saturnine heavy; dull; gloomy siren dangerous, attractive woman (half woman, half bird) solon legislator; wise law-giver Spartan marked by simplicity stentorian very loud Stygian infernal; especially dark; gloomy tantalize excite hope but prevent its fulfillment; tease; keep hungry terpsichorean pertaining to dancing thespian pertaining to drama titanic of enormous strength, size, or power Chapter 6 in Vocabulary for the College Bound