Sadlier Oxford H Word Scramble
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Word | Definition |
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 |
ecu;menical | (adj) worldwide or universal in influence or application |
fevid | (adj) burnign 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, 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 perosn; someone under the jurisdiction of a foreign country or government |
prototype | (n) an original pattern or model; a primitive or ancestral form |
sycophant | (n) someone who attempts to win favors or advance him-or herself by flattery or sevile berhavior; a landerer, defamer |
tautology | (n) needless repetition of an idea by using different by equivalent words; a redundancy |
truckle | (v) to yield or submit tamely or submissively |
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