GRE Unit 4

n. the state of having conflicting emotional attitudes

adj. the state of having conflicting emotional attitudes

n. something delicious; the food of the gods

adj. something delicious; the food of the gods

v. to improve

adj. agreeable; cooperative; suited

n. something that increases comfort

n. ornament worn as a charm against evil spirits

n. something out of the proper time

n. medication that reduces or eliminates pain

adj. comparable

n. a similarity in some ways between things that are otherwise dissimilar

n. something that is comparable to something else

n. a theory in sociology that individuals or groups achieve advantage over others as the result of genetic or biological superiority

n. a view of life that encourages hard work and a rational view of the world as a way to achieve material success

n. a system or ethics based on the teaching of the ancient Chinese sage Confucius. It places a high value on family relationships.

n. absence of government; state of disorder

adj. lacking order or control

• n. AKA Bacchus (Romans) son of Zeus and Selene
• (Greek) god of agriculture, fertility, wine, and ecstasy, and later regarded as a patron of the arts

Dionysos was worshipped by an emotional cult that held secret rites called Bacchanalia - wild orgies of frenzied revelry, drunkenness, and debauchery.

n. the theory that all forms of government are oppressive and should be abolished. Advocacy of this theory or attempt to bring about it.