Asimov ~ Mythology Vocabulary

English Pre-AP Flashcards for Mythology packet

22 cards   |   Total Attempts: 188
  

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Question 1
Chasm - Noun
An open gulf
Question 2
Cosmic - Adjective
Immeasurably extended in space or time; vast; all important
Cosmopolitan - Noun
One who considers himself to be part of the whole world rather than part of but one small section of it
Question 4
Terra - (Terrarium)
Earth
Question 5
Terrestrial - Adjective or Noun
Relating to the Earth and its inhabitants
Question 6
Terrain - Noun
The shape of the landscape
Question 7
Titanic - Adjective
Gigantic
Question 8
Saturnalia - Noun
A wild, drunken party
Question 9
Saturnine - Adjective
Gloomy, cold, surly, sullen (especially in disposition)
Question 10
Hyperion - Noun or adjective
A titan and the father of Eos, Selen, and Helios
Question 11
Nymph - Noun
A young girl
Question 12
Atlas - Noun or adjective
Noun : A titan who shoulders the Earth; a book of maps ;
Adj. : Tremendous size
Question 13
Eo- , Eos-
East
Question 14
Helio - (Helium; Heliotrope)
Having to do with the sun
Question 15
Sol- - (Solarium; Parasol)
Having to do with the sun