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L.A. vocab2
words from names
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| atlas | a book or bound collection of maps |
| epicure | person w/ refined taste, especially in food& drink epicurean(n) epicurean(adj.) epicureanism |
| galvanize | to stimulate/ urge into action |
| jovial | jolly, filled w/ good cheer joviality jovian |
| nemesis | source of harm,ruin/ opponent that can't be defeated, one who inflicts retribution/ vengeance |
| Pyrrhic victory | a victory that's offset by staggering losses or that comes @ a huge price |
| quixotic | dedicated to unreahable goals, idealistic but not practical |
| saturnine | gloomy and sullen |
| Sisphean | requiring endless effort, w/o result/ success |
| solecism | nonstandard/ improper use of language mistake in manners/ behavior |