Sadlier-Oxford Vocab Level H Unit 9

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fervid

(adj.) burning with enthusiasm or zeal; extremely heated

fetid

(adj.) having an unpleasant or offensive odor

prolix

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

gargantuan

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

dank

(adj.) unpleasantly damp or wet

ecumenical

(adj.) worldwide or universal in influence or application

infrastructure

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

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

beatitude

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

lagniappe

(n.) an extra or unexpected gift or gratuity

prototype

(n.) an original pattern or model; a primitive or ancestral form

tautology

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

bête noire

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

sycophant

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

protégé

(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

kudos

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

heyday

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

bode

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

inveigle

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

truckle

(v.) to yield or submit tamely or submissively


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