week 2

Question 1

oracle

Answer 1

a person who gives wise opinions and who makes decisions

Question 2

panic

Answer 2

sudden, intense fright

Question 3

pandemonium

Answer 3

chaos; a noisy, confused place

Question 4

tantalize

Answer 4

to tempt

Question 5

titanic

Answer 5

large; enormous

Question 6

typhoon

Answer 6

tropical cyclone

Question 7

bacchanalia

Answer 7

drunken revelry; bacchanalian

Question 8

lethargic

Answer 8

tired, physically slow, mentally dull

Question 9

pyrrhic victory

Answer 9

A bitter victory, a victory won at great cost

Question 10

nemesis

Answer 10

enemy; foe

Question 11

stygian

Answer 11

pitch-black; eternally binding

Question 12

protean

Answer 12

able to change form; versatile

Question 13

myrmidon

Answer 13

faithful follower who obeys orders unquestioningly

Question 14

panacea

Answer 14

a supposed cure-all

Question 15

Pandora’s box

Answer 15

set of ills that need not be faced unless an unwise action is taken.