Lesson 9 vocab
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justsimplytyti on June 5, 2012
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 beatitude | a state of supreme happiness |
| bete noire | someone or something that one especially dislikes, dreads, or avoids |
| bode | to be an omen. indicate by signs |
| dank | unpleasantly damp or wet |
| ecumenical | worldwide or universal in influence or application |
| fervid | burning with enthusiasm or zeal; extremely heated |
| fetid | foul-smelling; putrid |
| gargantuan | gigantic; of immense size, volume, or capacity |
| heyday | the period of greatest prosperity or productivity |
| incubus | a demon or evil spirit supposed to haunt human beings in their bedrooms at night; anything that oppresses or weighs upon one, like a nightmare |
| infrastructure | the basic framework of a building or a system |
| inveigle | to win over with trickery or flattery; to entice; to coax with deceitful talk; to dupe |
| kudos | praise for an achievement |
| lagniappe | an extra or unexpected gift or gratuity |
| prolix | long-winded and wordy; tending to speak or write in such a way |
| protege | someone whose welfare or career is guided and helped by a more influential person |
| prototype | original work used as a model by others |
| sycophant | to win favors by flattery. |
| tautology | needless repetition |
| truckle | to yield or submit tamely or submissively |
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