| Term | Definition |
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Protean |
changeability |
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Cassandra |
a person who prophesies doom or disaster; one who utters unheeded prophecies |
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Maudlin |
crying at the slightest provocation, overly sentimental |
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Parthian shot |
to make a sharp telling remark or point as one is leaving |
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Argonaut |
adventurer, someone on a quest to find a thing of great value which may lead them to great danger |
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Utopia |
Paradise, Perfection |
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Tantalize |
to torment, tease by heightening expectations that cannot be reached or attained |
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Pharisee |
sanctimonious; self-righteous or hypocritical |
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Quixotic |
impractically idealistic or foolishly chivalrous |
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Roentgen |
used to measure radiation |