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Vocabulary Workshop Level H unit 9 definitions

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avatar
(n.) an embodiment (as of a concept or philosophy) often in a person; an electronic image that represents and is manipulated by a computer user
beatitude
(n.) a state of perfect happiness or blessedness; a blessing
bete 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 unpleasent or offensive odor
gargantuan
(adj.) of immense size, volume, or capacity; enormous, prodigious
heydey
(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 of gratuity
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