Unit 9 Vocab

Question 1

(n) an embodiment (as of a concept or philosophy) often in a person; and electronic image that represents and is manipulated by a computer user.

Answer 1

Avatar

synonyms: embodiment, virtual identity.

Question 2

(n) a state of perfect happiness or blessedness; a blessing

Answer 2

Beatitude

synonyms: bliss, rapture
antonyms: misery, despair

Question 3

(n) someone or something that one especially dislikes, dreads, or avoids.

Answer 3

Bete Noire

synonyms: pet peeve, bugbear, nemesis
antonyms: pet idol

Question 4

to be an omen of; to indicate by signs

Answer 4

Bode

synonyms: presage, augur, foreshadow

Question 5

unpleasantly damp or wet

Answer 5

Dank

synonyms: clammy, moist, soggy
antonyms: dry, arid, parched, desicated

Question 6

worldwide or universal in influence or application

Answer 6

Ecumenical

synonyms: general, comprehensive
antonyms: parochial, regional, insular

Question 7

burning with enthusiasm or zeal; extremely heated

Answer 7

Fervid

synonyms: ardent, fervent, earnest
antonyms: apathetic, indifferent, cool, blase

Question 8

(adj) having an unpleasant or offensive ordor

Answer 8

Fetid

synonyms: smelly, putrid, noisome, foul, malodorous
antonyms: tiny, minuscule, infinitesimal, dwarfish

Question 9

(adj) of immense size, volume or capacity; enormous prodigious

Answer 9

Gargantuan

synonyms: huge, colossal, mammoth, gigantic
antonyms: tiny, minuscule, infinitesimal dwarfish

Question 10

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

Answer 10

Heyday

synonyms: golden age
antonyms: formative years, twilight years, decline

Question 11

(n) a demon or evil spirit supposed to haunt human beings in their bedrooms at night; anything that presses or weighs upon one, a nightmare.

Answer 11

Incubus

synonyms: hobgoblin, millstone

Question 12

(n) a basic foundation or framework; a system of public works; the resources and facilities required for an activity; permanent military

Answer 12

Infrastructure

synonym: base, basis, underpinning
antonyms: superstructure

Question 13

(v). to entice, lure, or snare by flattery or artful inducements; to obtain or acquire by artifice.

Answer 13

Inveigle

synonyms: induce, beguile, cajole, wheedle

Question 14

(n.) the acclaim, prestige or renown that comes as a result or some action or achievement.

Answer 14

Kudos

synonyms: glory, praise, accolades
antonyms: boos, disapproval, condemnation

Question 15

(n) an extra or unexpected gift or gratuity

Answer 15

Lagniappe

synonyms; bonus

Question 16

(adj) long-winded and wordy; tending to speak or write in such a way.

Answer 16

Prolix

synonyms: ward, charge, disciple, trainee
antonyms: sponsor, mentor, benefactor

Question 17

(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

Answer 17

Protege

synonyms: ward, charge, disciple, trainee
antonyms: sponsor, mentor, benefactor

Question 18

(n). someone who attempts to win favors or advance him or herself by flattery or servile behavior; a slanderer, defamer,

Answer 18

Sycophant

synonyms: yes-man, flunky, bootlicker

Question 19

(n) needless repetition of an idea by using different but equivalent words; a redundancy.

Answer 19

Tautology

synonyms: pleonasm

Question 20

(v) to yield or submit tamely or submissively

Answer 20

Truckle

synonyms: kowtow, stoop, grovel
antonyms: resist, defy, stand up to