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1 extravagance
noun His wife's extravagance reduced them to poverty; Food is a necessity, but wine is an extravagance.) σπατάλη,υπερβολή -
2 Extravagance
subs.Want of control: P. ἀκράτεια, ἡ, ὕβρις, ἡ.Excess: P. and V. ὑπερβολή, ἡ.Extraordinariness: Ar. and P. ἀτοπία, ἡ.Squandering (of money, etc.): P. ἀσωτία, ἡ, πολυτέλεια, ἡ.Luxury: P. and V. τρυφή, ἡ.Novelty: P. καινότης, ἡ.Their private means through idleness are lost and wasted in extravagance: V. τὰ δʼ ἐν δόμοις δαπάναισι φροῦδα διαφυγόνθʼ ὑπʼ ἀργίας (Eur., H.F. 591).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Extravagance
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3 bankrupt
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4 encourage
1) (to give support, confidence or hope to: The general tried to encourage the troops: You should not encourage him in his extravagance; I felt encouraged by his praise.) ενθαρρύνω2) (to urge (a person) to do something: You must encourage him to try again.) παροτρύνω•- encouragingly
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5 extravagant
[ik'strævəɡənt]1) (using or spending too much; wasteful: He's extravagant with money; an extravagant use of materials/energy.) σπάταλος2) ((of ideas, emotions etc) exaggerated or too great: extravagant praise.) υπερβολικός•- extravagance -
6 Exaggeration
Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Exaggeration
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7 Expensiveness
subs.P. πολυτέλεια, ἡ (Xen.); see Extravagance.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Expensiveness
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8 Extremity
subs.The extremity of: use P. and V. adj ἔσχατος, ἄκρος in agreement with subs., e.g., the extremity of the line: P. and V. τάξις ἐσχάτη; see Verge.The extremities of the feel: P. πόδες ἄκροι, V. ποδοῖν ἀκμαί.The extremity of the island: P. τῆς νήσου τὰ ἔσχατα (Thuc. 4, 30).Stump left in cutting: P. and V. τομή, ἡ.The extremities, furthest points: P. and V. τὰ ἔσχατα.The extremities of the body: P. ἀκρωτήρια, τά (Thuc. 2, 49).Extreme point: P. and V. τὸ ἔσχατον.You are come to the extremity of sorrow: V. ἥκεις συμφορᾶς πρὸς τοὔσχατον (Eur., Or. 447).Go to extremities: see go to extremes, under Extreme.To the last extremity: P. εἰς τὸ ἔσχατον, V. εἰς τοὔσχατον.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Extremity
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9 Fulsomeness
subs.Extravagance: P. and V. ὑπερβολή, ἡ.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Fulsomeness
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10 Glorification
subs.Exaggeration: P. δείνωσις, ἡ.Boasting: P. τὸ κομπῶδες, ὑπερηφανία, ἡ, V. τὸ γαῦρον.Extravagance: P. and V. ὑπερβολή, ἡ.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Glorification
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11 Improvidence
subs.B. ἀμέλεια, ἡ, ἀφυλαξία, ἡ.Extravagance: P. ἀσωτία, ἡ.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Improvidence
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12 Lavishness
Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Lavishness
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13 Overstatement
Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Overstatement
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14 Waste
v. trans.Devastate, ravage: P. and V. δῃοῦν, τέμνειν (Eur., Hec. 1204), P. κείρειν, ἀδικεῖν, κακουργεῖν.Plunder: P. and V. πορθεῖν, ἐκπορθεῖν, διαπορθεῖν, ἁρπάζειν, ἀναρπάζειν, διαρπάζειν, συλᾶν, λῄζεσθαι, φέρειν, P. ἄγειν καὶ φέρειν, διαφορεῖν, λῃστεύειν, V. πέρθειν, ἐκπέρθειν (also Plat. but rare P.).Make desolate: P. and V. ἐρημοῦν, ἐξερημοῦν.Wear out: P. and V. τρύχειν (only pass. in P.), Ar. and P. ἀποκναίειν, κατατρίβειν, P. ἐκτρυχοῦν, V. τρύειν (pass. also in Plat. but rare P.), Ar. and V. τείρειν, V. γυμνάζειν.Wither, make to pine: P. and V. μαραίνειν, V. ἀμαυροῦν (also Xen. but rare P.), αὐαίνειν, συντήκειν, ἐκτήκειν, Ar. and V. τήκειν; see Wither.Wasted with sickness: V. παρειμένος νόσῳ (Eur., Or. 881).You waste words: V. λόγους ἀναλοῖς (Eur., Med. 325).Wasted are all words of remonstrance: V. περισσοὶ πάντες οὑν μέσῳ λόγοι. (Eur. Med. 819).Squander: P. and V. ἐκχεῖν, V. ἀντλεῖν, διασπείρειν.Waste one's substance: P. οἰκοφθορεῖν (Plat.).Their private means through idleness are wasted and lost in riotous living: V. τὰ δʼ ἐν δόμοις δαπάναισι φροῦδα διαφυγόνθʼ ὑπʼ ἀργίας (Eur., H. F. 591).Let slip, throw away: P. and V. ἀποβάλλειν, P. προΐεσθαι.Waste time: P. χρόνον κατατρίβειν, χρόνον ἐμποιεῖν, or use P. and V. μέλλειν (absol.), χρονίζειν (absol.), Ar. and P. διατρίβειν (absol.), Ar. τριψημερεῖν (absol.); see Delay.They wasted time before it (the town): P. ἄλλως ἐνδιάτριψαν χρόνον περὶ αὐτὴν (Thuc. 2, 18; cp. Ar., Ran. 714).That no time may be wasted in the operations: P. ἵνα μηδεὶς χρόνος ἐγγένηται τοῖς πράγμασι (Dem. 445).Waste one's labour, do more than is necessary: P. περιεργάζεσθαι, V. περισσὰ πράσσειν, περισσὰ δρᾶν.——————adj.Desolate: P. and V. ἐρῆμος.Excessive: P. and V. περισσός (Soph., Ant. 780).They treated the agreement as so much waste paper: P. ἡγοῦντο εἶναι τὴν συγγραφὴν ἄλλως ὕθλον καὶ φλυαρίαν (Dem. 931).——————subs.Desolation: P. and V. ἐρημία, ἡ.This is a foolish waste of breath: V. σκαιόν γε ἀνάλωμα τῆς γλώσσης τόδε (Eur., Supp. 547).Extravagance: P. ἀσωτία, ἡ.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Waste
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15 Wastefulness
subs.P. ἀσωτία, ἡ; see Extravagance.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Wastefulness
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