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Allusions Test 2
1st 6 weeks
Question | Answer |
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Auroral | adj. – dawn from Aurora – goddess of dawn Mythology |
Babbitt | noun – a self-satisfied person concerned chiefly with business and middle-class ideals like material success after George F. Babbitt Literary |
Babylon | noun – a place devoted to materialism and the pursuit of sensual pleasure a city in the Bible of great wealth and sensual pleasure Bibical |
Bacchanalian | adj. or noun – a drunken feast, orgy a Roman festival of Bacchus celebrated with dancing, song, and revelry –named after Bacchus (Dionysus) Greek god of wine. Mythology |
Cain | noun – murderer son of Adam and Eve and the jealous murderer of his own brother Able in Genesis, Chap. 4 Biblical |
Calliope | noun – musical instrument – organ – whistle – steam, compressed air Muse of eloquence and epic poetry, Calliope. (One of nine Greek Muses.) Mythology |
Canaan | noun – place of rest or haven; paradise; Promised Land ancient region corresponding vaguely to Israel. Biblical |
Centaur | noun - a double-natured person; wild, barbaric disorderly conduct. one of a race fabled to be half man and half horse Mythology |
Chauvinist | noun - excessive or blind patriotism Nicolas Chauvin was a French soldier in 1815, who was excessively patriotic and especially devoted to Napoleon Historical |
Chimerical | adj. - imaginary, existing only as a product of imagination;wildly fantastic schemes. Chimera - imaginary she-monster; fire breathing daughter of Typha Mythology |
Cupidity | noun - strong desire, lust, for wealth; avarice, greed. son of Roman god of love and passion Mythology |
Cynic | fault-finding critic; a person who believes human conduct is motivated by self-interest. from ancient Greek School of Philosophers (4th cent.) who held that virtue is the only good and its essence is in self-control and independence Historical |