Myth Words
Lesson 7
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Lesson 9
Lesson 10
100
Majestic or exhaulted.
What is olympian?
100
The belief that what happens in human life has already been determined by some higher power.
What is predestination?
100
To prepare something or someone for use or action.
What is prime?
100
To mimic a style, plot, or idea for comic effect.
What is parody?
100
A gradual increase in sound, often referring to music.
What is a crescendo?
200
Having great size, strength, or fierceness.
What is titanic?
200
A warning in advance coming from a supernatural source.
What is premonition?
200
Occurring or continuing after death, especially a work published after the author's death.
What is posthumous?
200
An object made by human beings; often refers to a primitive tool or other relic from an earlier period.
What is an artifact?
200
Conflict within an organization or nation.
What is faction?
300
A single weak or vulnerable spot.
What is an achilles' heel?
300
Of a period before a war, especially the American Civil War.
What is antebellum?
300
A member of the order of animals that includes monkeys, apes, and humans.
What is a primate?
300
A skilled craftsperson.
What is an artisan?
300
A false reason put forward to conceal the true one.
What is a pretext?
400
A guide or person who gives advice.
What is a mentor?
400
Ahead of the times, especially in the arts.
What is avant-garde?
400
Belonging to the first ages; original; fundamental.
What is primeval OR primordial?
400
To take back a formal statement or belief previously made known.
What is recant?
400
To calm; to make gentler or softer in feeling.
What is mollify?
500
To tease or taunt.
What is to tantalize?
500
Showy; pompous; claiming unjustified distinction.
What is pretentious?
500
Future generations.
What is posterity?
500
Speech or writing expressing great pleasure or enthusiasm.
What is rhapsody?
500
Effective as a means or remedy.
What is efficacious?