QUIXOT'IC, _absolutely romantic, like Don Quixote_--described by Cervantes,
a Spanish writer of the 16th century.
SATUR'NIAN, _distinguished for purity, integrity, and simplicity_; _golden,
happy_: from "Saturn"--one of the gods of antiquity whose age or reign,
from the mildness and wisdom of his government, was called the _golden
age_.
SOCRAT'IC, _relating to the philosophy or the method of teaching of
Socrates_--the celebrated philosopher of Greece (468-399 B.C.).
STENTO'RIAN, _very loud or powerful, resembling the voice of Stentor_--a
Greek herald, spoken of by Homer, having a very loud voice.
THES'PIAN, _relating to tragic action_: from "Thespis"--the founder of the
Greek drama.
TITAN'IC, _enormous in size and strength_: from the "Titans"--fabled giants
in classic mythology.
UTO'PIAN, _ideal, fanciful, chimerical_: from "Utopia"--an imaginary
island, represented by Sir Thomas More, in a work called "Utopia," as
enjoying the greatest perfection in politics laws, and society.
VOLTA'IC, _relating to voltaism or voltaic electricity_: from "Volta"--who
first devised apparatus for developing electric currents by chemical
action.
II.--WORDS DERIVED FROM THE NAMES OF PLACES.
AG'ATE, _a precious stone_: "Achates," a river in Sicily where it is found.
AL'ABASTER, _a variety of soft marble_: "Alabastrum," in Egypt, where it is
found.
AR'RAS, _tapestry_: "Arras," in France, where it is manufactured.
ARTE'SIAN, _applied to wells made by boring into the earth till the
instrument reaches water which flows from internal pressure_: "Artois"
(anciently called Artesium), in France, where many of such wells have been
made.
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