| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Eureka | I have found it! |
| Trojan Horse | a person or thing intended to destroy from within |
| Amazon | A tall, powerful, agressice woman |
| Spartan | sternly disciplined and rigorously simple, frugal, or austere |
| bacchanalia | a riotous, boisterous festivity; a revel |
| iridescent | displaying a play of lusturous colors like those of the rainbow |
| Labyrinthine | of or pertaining to a labyrinth, complicated, torturous |
| Martial | inclined or disposed to war, warlike; of, suitable for, or associated with war or the armed forces; characteristics of or befitting a warrior |
| mentor | a wise and trusted counselor or teacher, an influential senior sponsor or supporter; to act as a mentor |
| psyche | the human soul, spirit, or mind |
| harp on | to dwell on persistently or tesioudly in speaking or writing |
| tantalize | to torment with, or as if with, the sight of something desired but out of reach; tease by arousing expectations that are repeatedly disappointed |
| narcissist | someone in loce with him or herself |
| achilles heel | a seemingly small but actually crucial weakness |
| Herculean | very hard to perform |
| mercurial | changeable, volatile |
| titanic | of enormous size, strength, power |
| aphrodisiac | something that heightens desire |
| odyssey | an extended adventurous voyage or trip |
| siren | a seductively beautiful or charming woman, especially one who beguiles men |
| the midas touch | the ability to turn any business venture on is associated with into an extremely profitable one |
| to muse | to think or mediate in silence on some subject |
| an adonis | a very handsome young man |
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