Vocab Unit 9 Level H

Question 1

Avatar

Answer 1

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

syn: embodiment, virtual identity

Question 2

Beatitude

Answer 2

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

syn: bliss, rapture
ant: misery, despair

Question 3

Bete Noire

Answer 3

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

syn: pet peeve, bugbear, nemesis
ant: pet, idol

Question 4

Bode

Answer 4

(v) to be an omen of; to indicate by signs

syn: presage, augur,foreshadow

Question 5

Dank

Answer 5

(adj) unpleasantly damp or wet

syn: clammy, moist, soggy
ant: dry, arid, parched, desiccated

Question 6

Ecumenical

Answer 6

(adj) worldwide or universal in influence or application

syn: general, comprehensive
ant: parochial, regional, insular

Question 7

Fervid

Answer 7

(adj) burning with enthusiasm or zeal; extremely heated

syn: ardent, zealous, fervent
ant: apathetic, indifferent, coole, blasé

Question 8

Fetid

Answer 8

(adj) having an unpleasant or offensive odor

syn: smelly, putrid, noisome, foul, malodorous
ant: fragrant, aromatic, perfumed, sweet

Question 9

Gargantuan

Answer 9

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

syn: huge, colossal, mammoth, gigantic
ant: tiny, minuscule, infinitesimal, dwarfish

Question 10

Heyday

Answer 10

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

syn: golden age
ant: formative years, twilight years, decline

Question 11

Incubus

Answer 11

(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

syn: hobgoblin, millstone, burden

Question 12

Infrastructure

Answer 12

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

syn: base, basis, underpinning
ant: superstructure

Question 13

Inveigle

Answer 13

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

syn: induce, beguile, cajole, wheedle

Question 14

Kudos

Answer 14

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

syn: glory, praise, accolades
ant: boos, disapproval, condemnations

Question 15

Lagniappe

Answer 15

(n) an extra or unexpected gift or gratuity

syn: bonus

Question 16

Prolix

Answer 16

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

syn: verbose, garrulous
ant: terse, laconic, succinct, pithy

Question 17

Protege

Answer 17

(n) someone whose welfare, training, or career is under the patronage on an influential person; someone under the jurisdiction of a foreign country or government

syn: ward, charge, discipline, trainee
ant: sponsor, mentor, benefactor

Question 18

Sycophant

Answer 18

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

syn: yes-man, toady, flunky, bootlicker

Question 19

Tautology

Answer 19

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

syn: pleonasm

Question 20

Truckle

Answer 20

(v) to yield or submit tamely or submissively

syn: kowtow, stoop, grovel
ant: resist, defy, stand up to