| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Hera | juno |
| hestia | vesta |
| ceres | demeter |
| hades | dis |
| neptune | poseidon |
| zeus | jupiter |
| aphrodite | venus |
| pride | hubris |
| caress | tender or loving touch |
| consume | use up |
| expose | uncover |
| flounder | struggle awkwardly |
| gait | manner of walking |
| instinct | natural impulse |
| intimacy | closely associated |
| menacing | threatening |
| singe | burn superficially |
| thaw | melt |
| admonish | reprove gently but seriously |
| approbation | commendation |
| arbitrary | despotic, dictatorial |
| censure | criticize harshly |
| flimsy | lacking strength |
| ingenious | clever |
| libel | to injure a person's reputation by false written statement |
| resent | to show annoyance |
| tedious | boring |
| vain | too proud of one's abilities or looks |
| affliction | anything causing continued mental or physical suffering |
| zeus | king of gods |
| hera | queen of gods, married women |
| poseidon | god of sea |
| demeter | agriculture |
| hades | underworld |
| hestia | home |
| athena | wisdom, war, weaving |
| aphrodite | beauty |
| artemis | moon, witchcraft, unmarried women |
| apollo | sun, medicine, math, art |
| hermes | messenger god, thieves |
| eros | love |
| dionysus | drama, revelry |
| iris | dawn |
| faunus | pan |
| ares | mars |
| hephaestus | vulcan |
| zeus | eagle, oak tree, thunderbolt |
| hera | apple, peacock |
| poseidon | earthquake, horses |
| demeter | cornucopia |
| hades | wealth, cerberus |
| hestia | hearth fire |
| athena | owl, spiders |
| aphrodite | doves, sparrows, swans |
| artemis | bow, virgins, stags |
| apollo | sun chariot, laurel, lyre |
| hermes | caduceus |
| eros | bow and arrows |
| dionysus | ivy, dolphins |
| ares | war |
| hephaestus | volcanoes, fire, forge |
| morpheus | god of dreams |
| asylum | place of refuge |
| countenance | expression on a persons face that shows feelings |
| despise | look down with scorn |
| hideous | horribly ugly |
| hospitable | friendliness to guests and strangers |
| humane | benevolent, showing sympathy for other animals |
| liberate | free, release from bondage |
| sundry | various, miscellaneous |
| tranquil | serene and calm |
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