unit 9

Question 1

avatar

Answer 1

an embodiment often in a person; and electronic image

Question 2

beatitude

Answer 2

a state of perfect happiness or blessedness; a blessing

Question 3

bete noire

Answer 3

someone or something that someone especially dislikes, dreads or avoids

Question 4

bode

Answer 4

to be an omen of; to indicate by signs

Question 5

dank

Answer 5

unpleasantly damp or wet

Question 6

ecumenical

Answer 6

worldwide or universal in influence or application

Question 7

fervid

Answer 7

burning with enthusiasm or zeal; extremely heated

Question 8

fetid

Answer 8

having an unpleasant or offensive odor

Question 9

gargantuan

Answer 9

of immense size, volume, or capacity

Question 10

heyday

Answer 10

the period of greatest power, vigor, success, or influence; the prime years

Question 11

incubus

Answer 11

a demon or evil spirit supposed to haunt human beings in their bedrooms at night

Question 12

infrastructure

Answer 12

a basic foundation or framework; a system of public works

Question 13

inveigle

Answer 13

to entice, lure, or snare by flattery; to manipulate

Question 14

kudos

Answer 14

the acclaim, prestige, or renoun that comes as a result of some action

Question 15

lagniappe

Answer 15

an extra or unexpected gift or gratuity

Question 16

prolix

Answer 16

long winded and wordy

Question 17

protege

Answer 17

someone whose welfare, training, or career is under the patronage of an influential person

Question 18

sycophant

Answer 18

someone who attempts to win favors or advance themselves by flattery or sevile behavior

Question 19

tautology

Answer 19

needless repetition of an idea by using equivalent words, redundancy

Question 20

truckle

Answer 20

to yield or submit tamely or submissively