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