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Class:	20E 050 - Word Power: Building English Vocabulary
Subject:	Classics in English
University:	University of Iowa
Term:	Fall 2010

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achille's heel	single, vulnerable spot
adonis	an extremely handsome young man
aegis	sponsorship or protection
amazon	powerful, masculine woman

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atlas	a collection of maps
cassandra	person who warns of coming evil but whose prophecies are disregarded
chimera	foolish or idle fancy
elysium	place or state of blissful happiness

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gorgon	a snaky-haired creature so ugly as to petrify an onlooker
halcyon	calm, peaceful
herculean	very powerful
hydra	a persistent evil, one difficult to eradicate

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labyrinth	complicated arrangement of passageways or roads; a maze
mentor	wise counselor
midas	very rich man
narcissism	abnormal attachment to ones own appearance and personality

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nemesis	retribution, one who inflicts retribution
odyssey	a long series of wanderings
oedipus	an abnormal attachment to one's parent of the opposite sex with corresponding hostility to the other
olympian	exalted, majestic

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paean	a song of thanksgiving or praise
procrustean	forcing rigid conformity
protean	extremely changeable
siren	alluring but dangerous woman; seductive

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stentorian	very loud
stygian	dark, gloomy
tantalize	tease
titanic	of enormous size and power

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bibl-	book
canon-	rule
crypt-, cryph	hidden, secret
cycl-	circle, wheel

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gloss-, glot-	tongue, lanuage
icon-	image
mim-	to imitate
od-	song, poem

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pyr-	fire
tom-	to cut
tele-	far
phon-	sound

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psych-	mind
somat-	body
therm-	heat
dynam-	power

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dia-	through, across
epi-	upon
pro-	before
gram-	writing

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a-, an-	not, without
amphi-	both
ana-, an-	up, back, again
anti-	against, opposite

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apo-, ap-	from, off
cata-	down, against, very
dia-	through, across
alg-	pain

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bi-	life-
chron-	time
daemon-	spirit, evil spirit
ge-	earth

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log-	speech, word, proportion, reasoning
ly-	loosen
mne-	to remember
pant-	all, every

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pod-	foot
the-	god
troph-	to nourish, grow
agon-	struggle, contest

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dys-	bad, disordered
ec-	out, out of
en-	in, into
endo-, ento-	within

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epi-	upon, to
eu-	good, well
exo-, ecto-	outside, external
angel-	messenger, message

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centr-	center
dem-	people
gam-	marriage
hemat-	blood

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od-, hod-	way, road
stol-, stal-, stle-	to send, draw
taph-	tomb
thanat-, thanas	death

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hyper-	over, excessive
hypo	below, less than normal
meta-	after, changed
para-	beside, disordered

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peri-	around, near
pro-	before, in front of
pros-	toward, in addition to
syn-	with, together

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ball-, bol-, ble-	to throw, put
dermat-	skin
dox-, dog-	opinion, teaching
gnos-	to know

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home-	same, similar
morph-	form, shape
onym-	name, word
pher-, phor-	to bear, to go

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tact-, tax-	to arrange, put in order
bi-	life
canon-	rule
eth-	custom

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phys-	nature
gene-	to be produced
aden-	gland
spher-	ball

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aesthe-	to feel, perceive
anthrop-	human being
archae-	ancient, primitive
aster-	star

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geront-	old age, old people
hol-	whole
iatr-	physician
pept-	to digest

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techn-	art, skill, craft
ide-	idea
gon-	angle
eth-	custom

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barbar-	foreign
top-	place
chromat-	color
cri-	to judge, decide, separate

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ethn-	race, cultural group
lect-	to speak, choose
phan-	to show, appear
phil-	to love

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poly-	many, much
taut-	same
therm-	heat
electr-	electricity

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tact-	to arrange
commun-	common
despot-	absolute ruler
agon-	struggle

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agogue-	lead
cheir-	hand
cosm-	universe, ordor
heter-	other, different

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ne-	new
odont-	tooth
opt-	eye
paed-	child

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pedia-	education
polis-	city, state

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	achille's heel	single, vulnerable spot
	adonis	an extremely handsome young man
	aegis	sponsorship or protection
	amazon	powerful, masculine woman
	atlas	a collection of maps
	cassandra	person who warns of coming evil but whose prophecies are disregarded
	chimera	foolish or idle fancy
	elysium	place or state of blissful happiness
	gorgon	a snaky-haired creature so ugly as to petrify an onlooker
	halcyon	calm, peaceful
	herculean	very powerful
	hydra	a persistent evil, one difficult to eradicate
	labyrinth	complicated arrangement of passageways or roads; a maze
	mentor	wise counselor
	midas	very rich man
	narcissism	abnormal attachment to ones own appearance and personality
	nemesis	retribution, one who inflicts retribution
	odyssey	a long series of wanderings
	oedipus	an abnormal attachment to one's parent of the opposite sex with corresponding hostility to the other
	olympian	exalted, majestic
	paean	a song of thanksgiving or praise
	procrustean	forcing rigid conformity
	protean	extremely changeable
	siren	alluring but dangerous woman; seductive
	stentorian	very loud
	stygian	dark, gloomy
	tantalize	tease
	titanic	of enormous size and power
	bibl-	book
	canon-	rule
	crypt-, cryph	hidden, secret
	cycl-	circle, wheel
	gloss-, glot-	tongue, lanuage
	icon-	image
	mim-	to imitate
	od-	song, poem
	pyr-	fire
	tom-	to cut
	tele-	far
	phon-	sound
	psych-	mind
	somat-	body
	therm-	heat
	dynam-	power
	dia-	through, across
	epi-	upon
	pro-	before
	gram-	writing
	a-, an-	not, without
	amphi-	both
	ana-, an-	up, back, again
	anti-	against, opposite
	apo-, ap-	from, off
	cata-	down, against, very
	dia-	through, across
	alg-	pain
	bi-	life-
	chron-	time
	daemon-	spirit, evil spirit
	ge-	earth
	log-	speech, word, proportion, reasoning
	ly-	loosen
	mne-	to remember
	pant-	all, every
	pod-	foot
	the-	god
	troph-	to nourish, grow
	agon-	struggle, contest
	dys-	bad, disordered
	ec-	out, out of
	en-	in, into
	endo-, ento-	within
	epi-	upon, to
	eu-	good, well
	exo-, ecto-	outside, external
	angel-	messenger, message
	centr-	center
	dem-	people
	gam-	marriage
	hemat-	blood
	od-, hod-	way, road
	stol-, stal-, stle-	to send, draw
	taph-	tomb
	thanat-, thanas	death
	hyper-	over, excessive
	hypo	below, less than normal
	meta-	after, changed
	para-	beside, disordered
	peri-	around, near
	pro-	before, in front of
	pros-	toward, in addition to
	syn-	with, together
	ball-, bol-, ble-	to throw, put
	dermat-	skin
	dox-, dog-	opinion, teaching
	gnos-	to know
	home-	same, similar
	morph-	form, shape
	onym-	name, word
	pher-, phor-	to bear, to go
	tact-, tax-	to arrange, put in order
	bi-	life
	canon-	rule
	eth-	custom
	phys-	nature
	gene-	to be produced
	aden-	gland
	spher-	ball
	aesthe-	to feel, perceive
	anthrop-	human being
	archae-	ancient, primitive
	aster-	star
	geront-	old age, old people
	hol-	whole
	iatr-	physician
	pept-	to digest
	techn-	art, skill, craft
	ide-	idea
	gon-	angle
	eth-	custom
	barbar-	foreign
	top-	place
	chromat-	color
	cri-	to judge, decide, separate
	ethn-	race, cultural group
	lect-	to speak, choose
	phan-	to show, appear
	phil-	to love
	poly-	many, much
	taut-	same
	therm-	heat
	electr-	electricity
	tact-	to arrange
	commun-	common
	despot-	absolute ruler
	agon-	struggle
	agogue-	lead
	cheir-	hand
	cosm-	universe, ordor
	heter-	other, different
	ne-	new
	odont-	tooth
	opt-	eye
	paed-	child
	pedia-	education
	polis-	city, state

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