achilles’ heel
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Achilles’ heel. A single, vulnerable spot. Adonis. An extremely handsome young man. aegis. Sponsorship or protection. amazon. A powerful, masculine woman. atlas. A collection of maps. Cassandra. A person who warns of coming evil but whose prophecies are disregarded. chimera. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Achilles’ heel
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A single, vulnerable
spot
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Adonis
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An extremely handsome young man
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aegis
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Sponsorship or
protection
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amazon
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A powerful, masculine
woman
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atlas
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A collection of maps
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Cassandra
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A person who warns of coming evil but whose prophecies are
disregarded
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chimera
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A foolish or idle fancy
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Elysium
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A place or state of blissful
happiness
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Gorgon
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A snaky-haired creature so ugly as to petrify an onlooker
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halcyon
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Calm, peaceful
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herculean
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Very powerful
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hydra
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A persistent evil, one
difficult to eradicate
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labyrinth
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A complicated arrangement of passageways or
roads; a road
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mentor
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A wise counselor
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midas
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A very rich man
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narcissism
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Abnormal attachment to
one’s own appearance
and personality
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nemesis
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Retribution; one who inflicts
retribution
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odyssey
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Long series of
wanderings
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Oedipus complex
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An abnormal attachment to one’s
parent of the opposite sex with
corresponding hostility to another
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Olympian
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Exalted, majestic
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paean
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A song of thanksgiving
or praise
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procrustean
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Forcing rigid conformity
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protean
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Extremely changeable
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siren
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An alluring but dangerous
woman, seductive
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stentorian
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very loud
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stygian
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Dark, gloomy
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tantalize
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tease
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titanic
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of enormous size and power