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5377797185avatar(n.) an embodiment (as of a concept or philosophy) often in a person; an electronic image that represents and is manipulated by a computer user AV a TAR0
5377797186beatitude(n.) a state of perfect happiness or blessedness; a blessing bee-AT-i-tood1
5377797187bete noire(n.) someone or something that one especially dislikes, dreads, or avoids beyt NWAHR2
5377797188bode(v.) to be an omen of; to indicate by signs None3
5377797189dank(adj.) unpleasantly damp or wet None4
5377797190ecumenical(adj.) worldwide or universal in influence or application EK5
5377797191fervid(adj.) burning with enthusiasm or zeal; extremely heated FUR vid6
5377797192fetid(adj.) having an unpleasant or offensive odor FET id7
5377797193gargantuan(adj.) of immense size, volume, or capacity; enormous, prodigious8
5377797194heyday(n.) the period of greatest power, vigor, success, or influence; the prime years9
5377797195incubus(n.) a demon or evil spirit supposed to haunt human beings in their bedrooms at night; anything that oppresses or weights upon one, like a nightmare10
5377797196infrastructure(n.) a basic foundation or framework; a system of public works; the resources and facilities required for an activity; permanent military installations11
5377797197inveigle(v.) to entice, lure, or snare by flatter or artful inducement; to obtain or acquire by artifice12
5377797198kudos(n.) the acclaim, prestige, or renown that comes as a result of some action or achievement13
5377797199lagniappe(n.) an extra or unexpected gift or gratuity14
5377797200prolix(adj.) long-winded and wordy; tending to speak or write in such a way15
5377797201protege(n.) someone whose welfare, training, or career is under the patronage of an influential person; someone under the jurisdiction of a foreign country or government16
5377797202sycophant(n.) someone who attempts to win favors or advance him- or herself by flatter or servile behavior; a slanderer, defamer17
5377797203tautology(n.) needless repetition of an idea by using different but equivalent words; a redundancy18
5377797204truckle(v.) to yield or submit tamely or submissively19

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