Vocab Unit 9 Synonyms

incubus

a demon, hobgoblin; a millstone, burden

lagniappe

a gratuity, bonus; the "icing on the cake"

bete noire

a pet peeve, bugbear, nemesis

tautology

a redundancy, repetition, pleonasm

protege

a ward, charge, disciple, trainee

sycophant

a yes-man, toady, flunky, bootlicker

prototype

an archetype, model, pattern, original

fervid

ardent, zealous, fervent, earnest

beatitude

bliss, rapture; blessedness

dank

clammy, moist, soggy, damp

infrastructure

foundation, base, basis, underpinning

kudos

glory, praise, acclaim, accolades

gargantuan

huge, colossal, mammoth, gigantic

prolix

long-winded, verbose, garrulous

fetid

smelly, putrid, noisome, foul, malodorous

heyday

the prime, "golden age"

inveigle

to induce, beguile, cajole, wheedle

truckle

to kowtow, stoop, grovel; to yield

bode

to presage, augur, foreshadow

ecumenical

worldwide, general, comprehensive