Synonyms
Antonyms
The Midas Touch 1
The Midas Touch 2
The Midas Touch 3
100
delicious
What is delectable
100
energized
What is prostrate
100
Musicians played for Silenus as he strolled the palace grounds. A popular instrument was the lyre, which one played by _________ its strings.
What is plucking
100
Midas touched his daughter without realizing what would happen. He became _______ with horror when she turned into a gold statue.
What is prostrate.
100
When you ________ the story of King Midas, what do you think it means? Here's one meaning.... be careful what you wish for.
What is ponder
200
delight
What is rapture
200
sadness and mourning
What is revelry
200
The life of a slave in the ancient world was not an easy one. As a royal princess, however, Midas's daughter led a _______ life.
What is privileged.
200
The first thing Midas touched was an apple. The _________ fruit hanging from the tree became a solid gold ornament.
What is delectable.
200
Perhaps Midas learned to think before he acted and not to be so _________ in the future.
What is impetuous.
300
weak and helpless
What is prostrate
300
cowardice
What is pluck
300
Midas's daughter gathered flowers with her own hands. She made them into a ________ and presented it to Silenus.
What is garland
300
Midas gave little thought as to the consequences of his wish. He made it on a _________ and almost immediately regretted it.
What is whim
300
Midas thought that his daughter was lost forever. We can imagine his ________ when she was restored.
What is rapture.
400
hasty
What is impetuous
400
inadequate; not enough
What is lavish
400
Feasts and entertainments were held to honor Silenus. The ________ went on until far into the night.
What is revelries.
400
Midas brushed aside the warning of Dionysus. This could have brought him trouble, since the gods were known to punish such ___________.
What is haughtiness.
400
Could Dionysus have been turned to gold by Midas's touch? While ________ the god to restore his daughter, Midas was careful not to touch him.
What is beseeching.
500
to beg
What is to beseech
500
disappointed
What is gratified
500
Midas did everything he could to make Silenus happy. He _______ his guest with attention to his every desire.
What is lavashed
500
Dionysus thought that Midas's wish was foolish. Nevertheless, he ________ Midas's greed for gold by granting it.
What is gratified
500
It had seemed that Midas loved gold more than anything else; but his ________ after turning his daughter to gold showed that this wasn't true.
What is consternation.
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