Beatitude (n)

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Beatitude (n)
State of perfect happiness or blessedness a
blessing Syn bliss, rapture Ant misery,
despair Beauty
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Bête noire (n)

• Someone or something that one especially
  dislikes, dreads or avoids
• syn pet peeve, nemesis
• ant pet, idol
• Bete! No you cant marry him. I hate him!

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Bode (v)

• To be an omen of to
• indicate by signs
• Syn presage, foreshadow
• red sun at night, sailors delight

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Dank (adj)
Unpleasantly damp or wet syn moist, soggy ant
dry, parched damp, rank
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Ecumenical (adj)
Worldwide or universal in influence or
application syn general, comprehensive ant
parochial, regional universal
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Fervid (adj)
Burning with enthusiasm or zeal extremely
heated syn zealous, fervent ant indifferent,
cool fever, fervor
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Fetid (adj)
Having an unpleasant or offensive odor syn
smelly, putrid, foul ant fragrant, aromatic,
perfumed smelly feet, feta cheese
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Gargantuan (adj)
Of immense size, volume, or capacity enormous,
prodigious syn huge, colossal, mammoth ant
tiny, miniscule gigantic
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Heydey (n)
The period of greatest power, vigor, success the
prime years syn golden age ant declining
years Yeah day!
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Incubus (n)
A demon or evil spirit supposed to haunt human
beings in their bedrooms at night something that
weighs upon one, like a nightmare syn
hobgoblin, burden Riding In a bus instead
of driving can be a burden
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Infrastructure (n)
A basic foundation or framework a system of
public works resources required for an
activity syn base, basis ant
superstructure inner structure
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Inveigle (v)
To entice, lure, or snare by flattery or artful
inducements to obtain or acquire by
artifice Syn induce, beguile, cajole wheedle
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Kudos (n)
The acclaim, prestige, or renown that comes as a
result of some action or achievement syn glory,
praise, accolades ant boos, disapproval kudos
to you!!
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Lagniappe (n)
An extra or unexpected gift or gratuity syn
bonus lucky chap
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Prolix (adj)
Long-winded and wordy tending to speak or write
in such a way syn verbose, garrulous ant
terse, laconic, succinct pro-longed speech
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Protégé (n)
Someone whose welfare, training or career is
under patronage of an influential person syn
ward, charge, trainee ant sponsor,
mentor protected by another
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Prototype (n)
An original pattern or model a primitive or
ancestral form syn archetype ant copy,
imitation original type
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Sycophant (n)
Someone who attempts to win favors or advance
him/herself by flattery or servile behavior a
slanderer, defamer syn yes-man, bootlicker
a psycho fan of someone would be this
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Tautology (n)
Needless repetition of an idea by using different
words a redundancy syn pleonasm tau tau
logy
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Truckle (v)
To yield or submit tamely or submissively syn
kowtow, stoop, grovel ant resist, defy, stand
up to buckle down in front of