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| beatitude | (n.) a state of perfect happiness or blessedness; a blessing. Syn:bliss, rapture Ant: misery, despair |
| bete noire | (n.) someone or something that one especially dislikes, dreads, or avoids. Syn: pet peeve, bugbear, nemesis Ant: pet, idol |
| bode | (v.) to be an omen of; to indicate by signs. Syn: presage, augur, foreshadow |
| dank | (adj.) unpleasantly damp or wet. Syn:clammy, moist, soggy Ant: dry, arid, parched, desiccated |
| ecumenical | (adj.) worldwide or universal in influence or application. Syn:general, comprehensive Ant:parochial, regional, insular |
| fervid | (adj.) burning with enthusiasm or zeal; extremely heated. Syn: ardent, zealous, fervent, earnest Ant: apathetic, indifferent, cool, blase |
| fetid | (adj.) having an unpleasant or offensive odor. Syn: smelly, putrid, noisome, foul, malodorous Ant: fragrant, aromatic, perfumed, sweet |
| gargantuan | (adj.) of immense size, volume, or capacity; enormous, prodigious. Syn: huge, colossal, mammoth, gigantic |
| heyday | (n.) the period of greatest power, vigor, succes, or influence; the prime years. Syn: golden age Ant: formative years, twilight years, decline |
| 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. SYN:hobglobin, millstone, burden |
| infrastructure | (n) a basic foundation or framework; a system of public works; the resources and facilities required for an activity; permanent military installations. Syn: base, basis, underpinning Ant: superstructure |
| inveigle | (v) to entice, lure, or snare by flattery or artful inducements; to obtain or acquire by artifece. Syn: induce, beguile, cajole, wheedle |
| kudos | (n0 the acclaim, prestige, or renown that comes as a result of some action or achievement SYN:glory, praise, accolades ANT: boos, disapproval, condemnation |
| lagniappe | (n) an extra or unexpected gift or gratuity SYN: bonus |
| prolix | (adj) long winded and wordy; tending to speak or write in sucha way. SYN; verbose, garrulous ANT: terse, laconic, succinct, pithy |
| protege | (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 |
| prototype | (n) an original pattern or model; a primitive or ancestral form Syn: archetype Ant: copy, imitation |
| sycophant | (n) someone who attempts to win favors or advance him or her self by flattery or servile behavior; a slanderer, defamer |
| tautology | (n) needless repetition of an idea by using different bu equivalent words; a rudundancy Syn: pleaonasm |
| truckle | (v) to yield or submit tamely or submissively Syn: kowtow, stoop, grovel Ant: resist, defy, stand up to |
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