Set: Mid-term Vocabulary

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Term Definition
geology the study of the Earth
mercurial liable to sudden unpredictable change
vulcanize the process of subjecting rubber with sulfur to increase its strength and elasticity
venereal related to sexual intercourse
titanic of great force or power, a famous ship
chronological ordered by time
chronicle a record or narrative description of past events, ordered by time
June a month named after the god Juno
cereal a breakfast food prepared from grain, named after Ceres
March a month named after the god Mars, the Greek god of war
August a month from the Roman emperor
January a month named after Janus
aphrodisiac a drug or other agent that stimulates sexual desire
bacchanalian used of riotously drunken merrymaking
bacchanal a wild gathering involving excessive drinking
cupidity extreme greed for another
panoramic everything, all things, a type of camera shot
hermetic having to do with air, a type of seal
jovial full of or showing high-spirited merriment
martial related to the military, a type of art
heretic a person who holds religious beliefs in conflict with the traditional dogma
hermaphrodite one having both male and female sexual characteristics and organs
tantalize to tease with something just out of reach
odyssey a long wandering and eventful journey
olympian related to the gods, god-like
olympics sports to honor gods, from Olympia in Greece
panic an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety (from the god Pan)
music pleasing sounds
calliope a musical instrument (from the music of Epic poetry)
platonic a purely spiritual relationship, without sexual love
Saturday a day of the week that we relax
siren signaling danger and draw attention, mythological creature
nemesis what causes your downfall (from the greek goddess of retribution)
spartan a simple lifestyle of bare essentials
iris related to color, rainbows, and eyes
aurora related to light (from the Roman goddess of the dawn)
myriad a large indefinite number

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Terms 37
Creator arthus
Created January 8, 2008
Group CVU English
Tags vocabulary, midterm, exam
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chucklyinacrunch74 : couldn't you also say for iris that it has to do with your eye? And "pleasing sounds" isn't that great of a description for music...
chucklyinacrunch74 : Changed siren → signaling danger and draw attention to siren → signaling danger and draw attention, mythological creature
chucklyinacrunch74 : Changed hermetic → having to do with air to hermetic → having to do with air, a type of seal
hazardandy : Changed geology → the study of rocks and soil to geology → the study of the Earth
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  1. venereal → related to sexual intercourse - 13 misses
  2. chronicle → a record or narrative description of past events, ordered by time - 13 misses
  3. myriad → a large indefinite number - 9 misses
  4. aphrodisiac → a drug or other agent that stimulates sexual desire - 8 misses
  5. odyssey → a long wandering and eventful journey - 8 misses
  6. mercurial → liable to sudden unpredictable change - 7 misses
  7. bacchanalian → used of riotously drunken merrymaking - 7 misses