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Comp Voc #9 - Def

Sadlier - Level H - Unit #9 - Definitions

DefinitionS/A
(n) a state of perfect happiness or blessedness; a blessing beatitude
(n) someone or something that one especially dislikes, dreads or avoids bete noire
(v) to be an omen of; to indicate by signs bode
(adj) unpleasantly damp or wet dank
(adj) worldwide or universal in influence or application ecumenical
(adj) burning with enthusiasm or zeal; extremely heated fervid
(adj) having an unpleasant or offensive odor fetid
(adj) of immense size, volume, or capacity; enormous, prodigious gargantuan
(n) the period of greatest power, vigor, success, or influence; the prime years heyday
(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 incubus
(n) a basic foundation or framework; a system of public works; the resources and facilities required for an activity; permanent military installations infrastructure
(v) to entice, lure, or snare by flattery or artful inducements; to obtain or acquire by artifice inveigle
(n) the acclaim, prestige, or renown that comes as a result of some action or achievement kudos
(n) an extra or unexpected gift or gratuity lagniappe
(adj) long-winded and wordy; tending to speak or write in such a way prolix
(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 protege
(n) an original patter or model; a primitive or ancestral form prototype
(n) someone who attempts to win favors or advance him- or herself by flattery or servile behavior; a slanderer, defamer sycophant
(n) needless repetition of an idea by using different but equivalent words; a redundancy tautology
(v) to yield or submit tamely or submissively truckle
Created by: Ms. Flock
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