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Terms in this set (17)
Metonymy
The substitution of a name for an object to represent the thing (suit for a business man)
Pseudonym
Fake name used as a disguise
Homograph
Two or more words spelled the same but having different meanings (example: take a bow and bow as the front of the boat)
Epitaph
Inscription on a tomb stone
Toponym
Named after a place
Eponym
Named after a person
Iconolatry
Worship of images
Draconian
Severe
Pyrrhic victory
Costly
Lycanthropy
Werewolf form
Academy
Place of learning, Plato founded school of philosophy there
Laconic
Using few words
Devil's advocate
Person who expresses an opinion trying to cause an argument
Sword of Damocles
Constantly threatening disaster
Olympic games
First held in 776 BC
Sisyphean task
Endless and frustrating
Amazon
Race of female warriors
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