obsequious - adj. attentive in
an ingratiating or servile manner;attempting to win favor from
influential people by flattery
beatitude - noun one of the
eight sayings of Jesus at the beginning of the Sermon on the Mount; in Latin
each saying begins with `beatus' (blessed); a state of supreme
happiness
bete noire - noun a person or
thing that one particularly dislikes
bode - verb indicate by signs
dank - adj. unpleasantly cool
and humid
ecumenical - adj. of worldwide
scope or applicability; concerned with promoting unity among
churches or religions
fervid - adj. extremely hot; characterized
by intense emotion
fetid - adj. offensively
malodorous
gargantuan - adj. of great
mass; huge and bulky
heyday - noun the period of
greatest prosperity or productivity
incubus - noun a male demon
believed to lie on sleeping persons and to have sexual intercourse with
sleeping women; someone who depresses or worries others; a
situation resembling a terrifying dream
infrastructure - noun the stock
of basic facilities and capital equipment needed for the functioning of a
country or area; the basic structure or features of a system or
organization
inveigle - verb influence or
urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering
kudos - noun an expression of
approval and commendation
lagniappe - noun a small gift
(especially one given by a merchant to a customer who makes a purchase)
prolix - adj. tediously
prolonged or tending to speak or write at great length
protege - noun a person who
receives support and protection from an influential patron who furthers the
protege's career
prototype - noun a standard or
typical example
sycophant - noun a person who
tries to please someone in order to gain a personal advantage
tautology - noun useless
repetition; (logic) a statement that is necessarily true
truckle - noun a low bed to be
slid under a higher bed; verb yield to out of weakness; try
to gain favor by cringing or flattering
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