| Term | Definition |
|---|
| aphrodisiac | arousing amorous feelings or love (referring to food or drugs) |
| chthonic | related to forces from underworld |
| autochthonous | on native ground, originating where found |
| hector | to bully or to try to force sb to do sth |
| hermetic | completely sealed; arcane; occult or magical |
| junoesque | (for woman) tall; shapely; beautiful |
| mercurial | moody; volatile |
| mnemonic | relating to memory |
| muse | to lose oneself in one's thoughts |
| bemuse | to go to a state of unfocused thinking |
| odyssey | long trip; journey |
| saturnine | gloomy or even bitterly sarcastic; mocking |
| magnanimous | extremely generous and forgiving; courageously noble in mind and heart |
| parsimonious | excessively stingy |
| prodigal | extremely wasteful; extravagant; lavishly abundant |
| penurious | stingy; poverty-stricken |
| eleemosynary | contributing to or dependent upon charity |
| frugal | thrifty; extremely economical |
| munificent | very generous in giving; |
| avaricious | greedy; desirous of gain |
| cupidity | extreme greed for material wealth |
| mean | miserly; stingy; low in value |
| indulgent | lenient; willing to gratify |
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