Sadlier Level H Unit 9

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An embodiment (as of a concept or philosophy) often in a person; an electronic image that represents and is manipulated by a computer user

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beatitude

a state of perfect happiness or blessedness; a blessing

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bête noire

someone or something that one especially dislikes, dreads or avoids

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bode

to be an omen of; to indicate by signs

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dank

unpleasantly damp or wet

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ecumenical

worldwide or universal in influence or application

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fervid

burning with enthusiasm or zeal; extremely heated

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fetid

having an unpleasant or offensive odor

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gargantuan

of immense size, volume, or capacity; enormous, prodigious

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heyday

the period of great power, vigor, success, or influence; the prime years

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incubus

a demon or evil spirit supposed to haunt human beungs in their bedrooms at night; anything that oppresses or weighs upon one, like a nightmare

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infrastructure

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

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inveigle

to entice, lure, or snare by flattery or artful inducements; to obtain or acquire by artifice

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kudos

the acclaim, prestige, or renown that comes as a result of some action or achievement

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lagniappe

an extra or unexpected gift or gratuity

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prolix

long-winded and wordy; tending to speak or write in such a way

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protégé

someone whose welfare, training, or career is under the patronage of an influential person; someone under the jurisdiction of a foreign country or government

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sycophant

someone who attempts to win favors or advance him or herself by flattery or servile behavior; a slanderer, defamer

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tautology

needless repetition of an idea by using different but equivalent words; a redundancy

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truckle

to yield or submit tamely or submissively

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