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- Lilliputianmeans very small, tiny; trivial or petty. The land was
called Lilliput. - Mercurialmeans liable to change moods suddenly; lively,
changeable, volatile. The Greek god was Mercury. - Narcissismis admiration or worship of oneself; excessive interest in
one’s own personal features. The mythological character was
Narcissus. - Gargantuanmeans gigantic, huge. The gigantic character was
Gargantua. - A phoenixis a person or thing of unmatched beauty or excellence; a
person or thing that has become renewed or restored after
suffering calamity or apparent annihilation. - Proteanmeans taking many forms; changeable, variable. The
Greek god was Proteus. - Quixoticmeans extravagantly chivalrous and unselfish; romantically
idealistic, impractical. Cervantes’ hero was Don Quixote. - Draconianmeans very harsh, extremely severe. The lawmaker was
Draco. - Omnipotentmeans having unlimited or universal power or force.
- An apostateis someone who abandons long-held religious or
political beliefs. - Omniscientmeans having infinite knowledge; knowing all things.
- Occultmeans secret, hidden; involving the realm of the
supernatural; incomprehensible. - Dogmais a system of principles or beliefs; a prescribed doctrine.
- Sacrilegiousmeans disrespectful or irreverent towards something
regarded as sacred.