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12651271489quaintattractively unusual or old-fashioned0
12651276572bleakan area lacking vegetation or exposed to the elements1
12668567192placidperson or animal not easily upset2
12668571967lorea body or traditions and knowledge on a subject or held by a particular group, traditionally passed from person to person by word of mouth3
12685506148obeisancedeferential respect4
12685511025countenancea person's facial expression5
12733753390beguilingcharming or enchanting, often in a deceptive way6
12733762184discoursewritten or spoken communication or debate7
12752038821decorumbehavior in keeping with good taste and propriety8
12752042179undauntednot intimidated9
12769908162balmfragrant ointment used to heal or soothe skin10
13657042441Balmypleasantly warm11
12769922177melancholya feeling of pervasive sadness typically with no obvious cause12
12786033036refulgentshining bright13
12786038204interposeplace or insert between one thing and another14
13615628762taciturna person who doesn't talk much, not communicative15
13615631966repugnantextremely distasteful and unacceptable16
12874691649querulouscomplaining in a petulant or whining manner17
12874710395disconsolatewithout consolation or comfort18
12888926133incredulousunwilling and unable to believe something19
12888928733plaintivesounding sad and mournful20
12921957981Achille's heela single vulnerable spot21
12921961220adonisan extremely handsome young man22
12921965569aegissponsorship or protection23
12960498838amazona powerful masculine woman24
12960502696atlasa collection of maps25
12960506283cassandraa person who warns of coming evil but whose prophecies are unheeded26
12978409367chimeraa foolish or idle fancy27
12978412331elysiumplace or state of blissful happiness28
12978420135gorgona snaky-haired creature so ugly as to petrify an onlooker29
13025819194halcyoncalm, peaceful30
13025823143herculeanvery powerful31
13025827375hydraa persistent evil, one difficult to eradicate32
13044490435labyrintha complicated arrangement of passageways or roads, a maze33
13044499955mentora wise counselor34
13044502890midasa very rich man35
13062437412narcissismabnormal attachment to one's own appearance and personality- in love with one's self36
13062452606nemesisretribution or the person who brings retribution37
13062464833odysseya long series of wanderings38
13079717792olympianexalted; majestic39
13079720650paeana song of thanksgiving or praise40
13079725538procrusteanforcing rigid conformity41
13230635220sirenan alluring but dangerous woman, seductive42
13230639428stentorianvery loud43
13230643272stygiandark, gloomy44
13230703070tantalizetease45
13230708960titanicof enormous strength, size, or power46
13230708961proteanextremely changeable47
13305965979academyn. a school or learned society48
13305969897arcadianadj. simple, peaceful, rustic49
13305979455croesusn. a very rich man50
13339582658cynicone who sarcastically doubts human motives51
13339587314draconianextremely harsh and severe52
13339591466epicureanto have refined taste in food or drink53
13368381167to cut the Gordian knotto solve a difficult problem by direct and drastic means54
13368383317laconicbrief, pithy, concise55
13368387178mausoleuma large tomb56
13615670668meanderto wander around aimlessly57
13615676741ostracizeexclude58
13615680817philippicbitter denunciation, to rip someone apart verbally59
13431466470pyrrhic victorya victory won at too great a cost60
13431476265solecismn. social error, or bad usage of language61
13431483421sophistry, sophismn. a clever argument meant to deceive62
13447300065spartanrigorous, the bare-minimum in comfort, disciplined, simplest possible63
13447309819stoictough exterior, not showing emotion64
13447314832Sword of Damoclesa constantly threatening danger65
13461006125sybariteone devoted to luxury and pleasure66
13461008112bedlamchaos, uproar and confusion67
13461013333boycottrefusing to have any kind of interaction with some organization or business68
13491094753frankensteina thing that becomes terrifying to its creator69
13491101544jeremiada lamentation or sad complaint70
13491108316maudlinweakly or tearfully sentimental71
13615705159quixoticto be foolishly idealistic, totally unrealistic72
13615709211tawdrygaudy, showy but worthless73
13615711717utopiaa perfect society74
13615716350simonythe act of selling something sacred75
13615723217duncea stupid or ignorant person76

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