Word Origins
This other word for a graduation ceremony comes from the Latin for "to begin"
commencement
One of his labors was cleaning the stables of King Augeas
Hercules
Our closest neighbor, it has a surface temperature hot enough to melt lead
Venus
Your Latin lex-icon should include the fact that "lex" means this, as in "lex succurit ignoranti"
Manus
hand
The conversation between play characters, it's from Greek words for "across" & "speech"
dialogue
This sea god was often depicted holding a trident
Poseidon
Its most prominent feature, the Great Red Spot, is more than twice as wide as the Earth
Jupiter
From the Latin for "purse" come "purser" & this word for a college's treasurer
bursar
Pulmo
Lungs
This liquid portion of blood gets its name from the Greek for "to mold"
plasma
This goddess of wisdom had an unusual parentage-- no mom, just sprang full grown out of Zeus' head
Athena
Its frozen dry ice polar caps recede & advance with the planet's seasons
Mars
This phrase literally means "until seasickness"
ad nauseam
Maxilla
Jaw
This ban, as on trade, comes from the Spanish for "to hinder"
embargo
He made wax wings so he & his son Icarus could escape Crete; a great plan in theory, but...
Daedalus
Named for the first ruler of the universe in Greek mythology, it was the first to be discovered by telescope
Uranus
They're the 3 Latin words that follow here
"Glo-o-o-o-o-o-o-ria..."
in excelsis deo
Genu
Knee
A word for "throat" gives us the name of this type of carved figure, like the guy seen here
gargoyle
She wasn't just the Greek goddess of the rainbow--she personified it, too
Iris
Methane clouds in its atmosphere give it a distinctive look
Neptune
This 2-word phrase means a reason for going to war
casus belli
Supercilium
Eyebrow