Sadlier-Oxford Vocab Level H Unit 9
About this set
Created by:
cacondro on March 4, 2010
Classes:
Maggie L. Walker Governor's School
Log in to favorite or report as inappropriate.
Order by
20 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 beatitude | (n.) a state of perfect happiness or blessedness; a blessing |
| bête noire | (n.) someone or something that one especially dislikes, dreads, or avoids |
| bode | (v.) to be an omen of; to indicate by signs |
| dank | (adj.) unpleasantly damp or wet |
| ecumenical | (adj.) worldwide or universal in influence or application |
| fervid | (adj.) burning with enthusiasm or zeal; extremely heated |
| fetid | (adj.) having an unpleasant or offensive odor |
| gargantuan | (adj.) of immense size, volume, or capacity; enormous. prodigious |
| heyday | (n.) the period of greatest power, vigor, success, or influence; the prime years |
| incubus | (n.) 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 | (n.) a basic foundation or framework; a system of public works; the resources and facilities required for an activity; permanent military installations |
| inveigle | (v.) to entice, lure, or snare by flattery or artful inducements; to obtain or acquire by artifice |
| kudos | (n.) the acclaim, prestige, or renown that comes as a result of some action or achievement |
| lagniappe | (n.) an extra or unexpected gift or gratuity |
| prolix | (adj.) long-winded and wordy; tending to speak or write in such a way |
| protégé | (n.) someone whose welfare, training, or career is under the patronage of an influential person; someone under the jurisdiction of a foreign country or government |
| prototype | (n.) an original pattern or model; a primitive or ancestral form |
| sycophant | (n.) someone who attempts to win favors or advance him- or herself by flattery or servile behavior; a slanderer, defamer |
| tautology | (n.) needless repetition of an idea by using different but equivalent words; a redundancy |
| truckle | (v.) to yield or submit tamely or submissively |
First Time Here?
Welcome to Quizlet, a fun, free place to study. Try these flashcards, find others to study, or make your own.
Completed “Learn” mode
lraylee2 , dfinecanes , sam_dean , britbritmariee , anddjensays , Kylekaba , taylorlynstephan , darbyebeling15 , chambersry , jenren528 , Jfresh3 , jkyrkos , Crivera2012 , ARele , kzarinsky (See all 37)