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7565802188DarwinianOf or relating to the theory of evolution.0
7565804220FalstaffianA character who is obese and jolly.1
7565805565Florence NightingaleAn English reformer and modern nurse.2
7565807405GilgameshThe king of Uruk and a well-known Mesopotamian hero.3
7565807406Golden CalfAn idol made by the Israelites in the absence of Moses.4
7565809039HobbitlikeQualities relating to a fictional race created by J. R. R. Tolkien.5
7565809040Holden CaulfieldA fictional character from The Catcher in the Rye.6
7565811208"It's Greek to me"Something that is not understandable.7
7565811209JudasOne of the twelve original disciples of Jesus.8
7565812985KafkaesqueHaving qualities such as nightmarish or odd.9
7565815053Land of LilliputA prose written by Johnathan Swift.10
7565817191Little Black SamboA controversial children's book written by Helen Bannerman.11
7565817192LuciferIn the Bible, the leader of the devils.12
7565819762Manna from HeavenFood given by god to Israelites in the Exodus.13
7565819799MephistopheleanCharacteristics such as evil and cunning; relating to the devil.14
7565821351MuseIn Greek mythology, any one of Zeus's nine sister goddesses who knew about different arts and sciences.15
7565822774Oedipus ComplexA sense of attraction towards the parent of the opposite sex.16
7565822775OrewellianCharacteristics relating to the novel 1984.17
7565824268Pandora's BoxIn Greek mythology, an object that held the evils of the world.18
7565825977PanglossianSomeone or something that is very optimistic.19
7565825978Pound of FleshSomething that a person deserves, but is unrealistic to attain.20
7565827165ProcrustesIn Greek mythology, a bandit from Attica that would attack others.21
7565828005Prodigal SonA character in a story used to show God's willingness to forgive.22
7565828006PrufrockA poem about a man going through a modern city by T. S. Eliot.23
7565829449PuckA mischievous character.24
7565831114PygmalionA sculptor who falls in love with a statue he creates.25
7565832601Pyrrhic VictoryAn event that seems successful, but actually has a negative effect.26
7565835445ScheherazadeThe storyteller of One Thousand and One Nights.27
7565836670Scylla and CharybdisMythical sea monsters in Greek mythology.28
7565839225Siren's SongAn attractive appeal that is actually a downfall.29
7565841982Star-Crossed LoversLovers whose relationship is destined to fail.30
7565841983Summa Cum LaudeDefined as of the highest honor.31
7565843506SwiftianWriting related to an Anglo-Irish satirist.32
7565845280Sword of DamoclesWeapon which Dionysus used to show a servant's unstable position.33
7565847020The Garden of EdenThe biblical garden of God.34
7565847021ThoreauvianA lifestyle that resembles more natural, simplistic ways.35
7565849515Trojan HorseIn its original context, a hollow statue that the Greeks used as a disguise to enter Troy.36
7565849516Uncle TomThe main character from Uncle Tom's cabin; is also an old label for a slave who is very obedient.37
7565851092"Water, Water Everywhere"In its original context, a sailor cannot drink salty sea water even though there is an abundance of it around him.38
7565852267"Winter of Our Discontent"The last of John Steinbeck's novel which is about a man whose family was once wealthy but went broke.39

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