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Question 1

Lethe

Answer 1

(plural proper noun) Greek for “oblivion” or “forgetfulness; the name of the Greek spirit of oblivion and forgetfulness; Lethe, one of the five rivers of the underworld of Hades, brought complete forgetfulness to those who drank from it

Question 2

importune

Answer 2

(v) to harass someone persistently for or to do something

Question 3

ephemeral

Answer 3

(adj) lasting for a very short time

Question 4

expiate

Answer 4

(v) to atone for guilt or sin

Question 5

mendicant

Answer 5

(adj) given to begging; engaged in begging

Question 6

sycophant

Answer 6

(n) a person who flatters someone important in order to gain advantage

Question 7

proto-

Answer 7

(combining form) first in time; giving rise to

Question 8

dejection

Answer 8

(n) a sad and depressed state; low spirits

Question 9

chanticleer

Answer 9

(n) a name given to a rooster, especially in fairy tales

Question 10

invoke

Answer 10

(v) to petition for help or support; to call forth; to appeal or to cite as an authority

Question 11

stark

Answer 11

(adj) rigid as if in death; rigidly conforming; absolute; taken to the highest degree; utter; sheer; sharply delineated or outlined; clear

Question 12

comportment

Answer 12

(n) personal bearing and conduct