Beatitude: (noun) supreme blessedness
or happiness
He believed the beatitudes would bring him happiness if he followed them.
He believed the beatitudes would bring him happiness if he followed them.
Bête noire: (noun) something that is
particularly disliked
The bête noire is disliked by almost everyone.
The bête noire is disliked by almost everyone.
Bode: (verb) to be an omen of, predict or
foretell
The psychic was able to bode the man’s future.
The psychic was able to bode the man’s future.
Dank: (adj.) unpleasantly damp and
chilly
He was clubbed into dank submission.
He was clubbed into dank submission.
Ecumenical: (adj.) universal
The water of the oceans seem to ecumenical not owned my anyone.
The water of the oceans seem to ecumenical not owned my anyone.
Fervid: (adj.) intensely passionate
The fervid boy was so happy when he got his dog.
The fervid boy was so happy when he got his dog.
Fetid: (adj.) having a stale
nauseating smell, as of decay
The fake fetid corpse had an immense
effect on the party.
Gargantuan: (adj.) sometimes capital huge;
enormous
The gargantuan tree towered over everything.
The gargantuan tree towered over everything.
Heyday: (noun) the time of most power,
popularity, vigor, etc; prime
The heyday is celebrated every year.
The heyday is celebrated every year.
Incubus: (noun) something that
oppresses, worries, or disturbs greatly, esp a nightmare or obsession
The incubus came to him in a form of
nightmare.
Infrastructure: (noun) the basic
structure of an organization, system, etc
The infrastructure had to be followed
correctly for everything to work.
Inveigle: (verb) often fall by into or an
infinitive to lead (someone into a situation) or persuade (to do something) by
cleverness or trickery
kudos: (noun) functioning as singular acclaim,
glory, or prestige
lagniappe: (noun) something given or obtained
as a gratuity or bonus, small trinket
prolix: (adj.) so long as to be
boring; verbose
protégé: (noun) a person who is
protected and aided by the patronage of another person
prototype: (noun) one of the first units
manufactured of a product, which is tested so that the design can be changed if
necessary before the product is manufactured commercially
sycophant: (noun) a person who uses flattery
to win favor from individuals wielding influence; toady
tautology: (noun) the use of words that merely
repeat elements of the meaning already conveyed
truckle: (verb) to yield weakly; give in
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