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Achilles Heel: (noun); Mythological origin; MD: A weakness of vulnerable point
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Adonic: (adjective); Mythological Origin; MD: Beautiful and Strong
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Amazonian: (noun); Classical and Greek Mythological origin; MD: One of an all femal trive of warlike women who lived in Asia Minor.
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Ambrosial: (noun); Mythological allusion; MD: extremely pleasing to the taste; sweet and fragrant; "a nectarous drink"; "ambrosial food"
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Aphrodisiac: (noun); Mythological allusion; MD: an agent (as a food or drug) that arouses or is held to arouse sexual desire
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Arachnid: (noun); Mythological allusion; MD: Any wingless Arachnida, having a body divided into two parts (the cephalothorax and the abdomen) and having eight appendages and no antennae
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Argonaut: (noun); Mythological allusion; MD: a person in quest of something dangerous; adventurer
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Argus: (noun); Mythological allusion; MD: A giant with 100 eyes, set to guard the young cow lo: his eyes were moved after his death to the peacocks tail
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Aristotelian: (adjective); Historical allusion; MD: Of or relating to the Greek philosopher Aristotle or his philosophy Allusion type:
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Armageddon: (noun); Biblical allusion; MD: The scene of a fina battle between the force of food and evil, prophesied to occur at the end of the world in the biblical book of Revelations
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Atlas: (noun); Mythological allusion; MD: A person who supports a great burden
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Auroral: (adjective); Mythological allusion; MD: Pertaining to or like the dawn
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Babylon: (noun); Historical allusion; MD: An ancient city of SW Asia, on the euphrates River, famed for its magnificence and culture
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Bacchanalian: (noun); Mythological allusion; MD: A Roman Festival of Bacchus celebrated with dancing, song, and revelry.
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Bobby: (noun); Historical allusion; MD: an informal term for a British Policeman. After Robert, or Sir Robert Peel who organized the London police force.
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Caesar: (noun); Historical Allusion; MD: Tyrant, Dictator, Powerful leader.
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Cain: (noun); Biblical allusion; In the Bible, the eldest son of Adam and Eve, who murdered his brother Abel out of jealousy and was condemned by God to be a fugitive
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Calliope: (noun); Mythological origin; MD: A musical instrument consisting of a series of steam whistles played by means of a keyboard
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Canaan: (noun); Biblical allusion; MD: An ancient region made up of Palestine or the part of it between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean Sea. In the Bible it is the Promised Land of the Israelites.
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Centaur: (noun); Mythological allusion; MD: One of a race of monsters having the upper body of a man and the lover body of a horse
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Chauvinist: (noun); Literary allusion; MD: 1. Militant devotion to and glorification of one's country; fanatical patriotism.
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Chimerical: (adjective); Mythological allusion; MD: Existing only as the product of unchecked imagination:fantastically visionary or improbable
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Cinderella: (noun); Mythological allusion; MD: One that unexpectedly achieves recognition or success after a period of obscurity and neglect.
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Cupidity: (noun); Literary allusion; MD: excessive desire, specially for wealth covetouness or avarice
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Cynic: (noun); Mythological allusion; MD: A faultfinding captious critic; specially one who believes that human conduct is motivated wholly by self interest
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Delilah: (noun); Biblical allusion; MD: the mistress and betrayer of Samson in the biblical book of Judges
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Elysian: (adjective); Mythological allusion; MD: Blissful, delightful, Of or pertaining to Elysium. Also called Elysian Fields, the abode of the blessed after death. Any place or state of perfect happiness, paradise.
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Epicurean: (adjective); Literary allusion; MD: Fond of or adapted to luxury or indulgence in sensual pleasures; having luxurious tates of habits.
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Euthanasia: (noun); Historical allusion; MD; "mercy killing". Ending the life of an individual suffering from a terminal illness of an incurable condition, as by lethal injection or the suspension of extraordinary medical treatment.
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Fate: (noun); Literary allusion; MD: Destiny, and event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future.
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Fauna: (noun); Mythological allusion; MD: Animal life, characteristic of a region, period, or special environment
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Gerrymander: (noun); Historical allusion; MD: The deliberate manipulation of district boundaries so as to advantage or disadvantage a particular interest
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Golgotha: (noun); Biblical allusion; MD: The hill where the biblical Jesus was crucified
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Goliath: (noun); Biblical allusion; MD: A person or object that is more than normal-sized
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Gordian Knot: (noun); Mythological allusion; MD: An exceedingly complicated problem or deadlock
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Gorgon: (noun); Mythological allusion; MD: A mean, ugly, or repulsive woman
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Grace: (noun); Mythological allusion; MD: Elegance and beauty of movement, form, expression or proportion.
