Unit 9 Flashcards

1
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Avatar

A

An embodiment

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2
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Beattitude

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State of perfect happiness or blessings.

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3
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Bête noire

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Pet peve

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4
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Bode

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To be an omen of. To indicate by signs

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5
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Dank

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Unpleasantly damp or wet

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6
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Ecumenical

A

Worldwide

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7
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Fervid

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Burning with enthusiasm or zeal

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8
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Fetid

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Having unpleasant or offensive odor

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9
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Gargantuan

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Huge

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10
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Heyday

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The period of greatest power, vigor. Success. Influence.

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11
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Incubus

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A demon or evil supposed to haunt human beings in their bedrooms at night. Anything that oppresses or weighs upon one.

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12
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Infrastructure

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Foundation

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13
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Inveigle

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To entice, lure with flattery

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14
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Kudos

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Acclaim. praise

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15
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Lagnisppe

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An extra or unexpected gift or gratuity.

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16
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Prolix

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Long winded and wordy, tending to speak or write in such a way

17
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Protégé

A

Trainee

18
Q

Sycophant

A

Bootlicker

19
Q

Tautology

A

Needless repitió of an idea by using equivalent but different words

20
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Truckle

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To yield or submit timely or submissively.