Set: Allusion 2nd 6 wks KCHS 10TH GRADE

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TermDefinition
HyacinthDef- a plant of the ancients held to be a lily,larkspur or gladiolus// Noun//Mythological
HydraDef-Complex problem,which grows worse even as a part of it is solved//Noun//Mythological
HygieneDef-A condition or practice conducive to the preservation of health, as cleanliness//Noun//Myhtological
HyperionDef-Sun related,representation of life or beauty//Adjective//Mythological
HypnosisDef- A trance like state resembling somnambulism,usually induced by another person//Noun//Myhtological
HeliumDef- Light,colorless,no- flammable gaseous element//Noun//Mythological
HellDef- devils/demons world-damned to suffer everlasting//Noun// Biblical/Mythological
HerculeanDef- of extraordinary power, size or difficulty relating to the charecteristics of hercules//Adjective//Mythological
HomericDef-of epic proportions;heroic//Adjective//Literary
IcarianDef-Rash,taking too big of a risk,presumptous//Adjective//Myhtological
IridescentDef-Showing luminous colors that seem to change from different angles//Adjective//Mythological
IrisDef- A rainbow or rainbow like display of colors,rainbowy plant, many colors//Noun//Mythological
IshmaelDef- A social outcast//Noun//Biblical
JanusDef-One who is two- faced;deceiver;double dealer//Noun//Mythological
JezebelDef-A woman regarded as evil and scheming;wicked//Noun//Biblical
JovialEndowed with or charecterized by a hearty, joyous humor//Adjective//Mythological
JudasDef- One who betrays another under the disguise of friendship//Noun//Biblical
JuvenileDef- youthful or childish; immature//Noun//Mythological
LethalDef-Of relating to or causing death; fatal//Adjective//Mythology
LabyrinthDef- An intricate combination of paths or passages in which it is difficult to find one's way out//Noun//Mythological
LaconicDef- Using few word, to the point of seeming rude/Adjective//Historical
LibertyDef- The quality or state of being free// Noun//Mythological and Historical
LilliputianDef-A very small person or being//Noun//Literary
LuciferDef- Name of a devil//noun//Biblical
MachiavellianDef-Principles of conduct laid down by Machiavelli;marked by cunning,duplicity or bad faith//Noun//Historical
MalapropismDef-A humorous misusing of words that sound vaguely familiar//Noun//Literary
MaudlinDef-Overly emotional or sentimental to the point of weakness//Adjective//Biblical
MeanderDef-To proceed by or take a winding indirect course,to wander aimlessly//Verb//Historical
MartialDef- Suited for war or warrior,warlike//Adjective//Mythological
MedusaDef-Ugly,hideous//Noun and Adjective//Mythological
MentorDef- A trusted counsellor or guide//Noun//Mythological
MercurialDef- Changeable;volatile;fickle//Adjective//Mythological
MidasDef-A talent at suceedinfg financially at almost any enterprise//Noun//Mythological
MnemonicsDef-Assisting memory//Adjective//Mythological
MuseDef- Verb: to meditae in silence,Noun:a source of inspiration//Mythological
MuseumDef- Devoted to procurement,care, study and display of objects of lasting intrset//Noun//Mythological
NarcissismDef- Love of ones self//Noun and Adjective//Mythological
NemesisDef- A source of harm or ruin; an opponent that cannot be beaten or overcome//Noun//Mythological
NimrodDef-A skilled hunter//Noun//Biblical

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Creator Diya20
Created November 1, 2009
Group KCHS sophomores
Subject English 2 pre-AP
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english 2 pre- ap allusions, for test on tuesday- 3/10/09

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