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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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atlas

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a collection of maps

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Cassandra

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a person who wars 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 eradciate

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labyrinth

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a complicated arrangement of passageways or roads; a maze

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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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a 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 the other

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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 women; seductive

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stentorian

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very loud

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stygian
dark gloomy
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tantalize
tease
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titanic
of enormous size and power
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organ
instrument
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angel
messenger
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graph
to write
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pyr
fire
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cycl
circle, wheel
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spher
ball
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bibli
book
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canon
rule
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crypt; cryph
hidden secret
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gloss, glot(t)
tongue language
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icon
image
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mim
to imitate
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od
song poem
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tom
to cut
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tele
far
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phon
sound
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psych(O)
mind
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somat
body
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therm(o)
heat
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dynam
power
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hydr
water
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aut(O)
self
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dia
through, across
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epi
upon
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pro
before
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a
not
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par
beside
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metr
measure
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the
to place
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ana
up back again
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anti
againist opposite
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apo
from off
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cata
down against very
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alg
pain
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bi
life
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chron
time
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d(a)emon
spirit, evil spirit
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ge-
earth
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log
speech word pro-, portion, reasoning
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ly
to loosen
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mne-
to remember
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pan(t)
all every
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pod
foot
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the
god
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troph-
to nourish, grow
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dys
bad, disordered difficult
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ec
out out of
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en
in into
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endo ento
within
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eu
good well
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exo
outside external
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agon
struggle contest
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centr
center
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dem
people
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gam
marriage
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hem(at) haem(at)
blood
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hemer
day
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od, hod
way road
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stol stal stle
to send; draw
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taph
tomb
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thanat, thanas
death
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hyper
over excessive
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hypo
below less than normal
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meta
after changed
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peri
around near
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pro
before in front of
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pros
toward in addition to
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syn
with together
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ball, bol, ble
to throw put
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derm(at)
skin
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dox dog
opinion teaching
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gno(s)
TO know
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hom(E)
same, similar regular
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morph
form shape
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onym
name word
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pher, phor
to bear go
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tact tax
to arrange put in order
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despot
absolute ruler
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cardi
heart
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sta
to stand
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eth
custom
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phys
nature
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gene
to be produced
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aden
gland
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spher
ball
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aesthe, esthe
to feel perceive
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anthrop
human being
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archa(e) arche
ancient primitive beginning
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ast(e)r
star
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gen(e) gon
to produce originate
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ger(ont)
old age old people
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hol
whole
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iatr
physician medicine
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pep(t)
to digest
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techn
art skill craft
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ide
idea
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gon
angle
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barbar
foreign
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top
place
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onym
mane
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chrom(at)
color
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cri
to judge decide separate
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ethn
race cultural
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lect
to speak choose
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pha(n)
to show appear
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phil
to love
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phon
sound voice
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poly
many much
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taut
the same
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techn
art skill
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electr
electricity
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commun
common
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alcohol
alcohol
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agog(ue)
to lead
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ch(e)ir
hand
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cosm
universe order
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heter
other different
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ne
new new and different form of
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odont
tooth
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op(t)
eye to see
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orth
straight correct
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p(a)ed
child
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pedia
education
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pol(is)
city state