Unit 9 Flashcards
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 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 is 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
protege
(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.
sycophant
(n) someone who attempts to win favors or advance themselves by flattery or servile behavior.
tautology
(n) needless repetition of an idea by using different but equivalent words; a redundancy
prototype
(n) an original pattern or model’ a primitive or ancestral form.
truckle
(v) to yield or submit tamely submissively
