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| 53908526 | beatitude | n) a state of perfect happiness or blessedness; a blessing. bliss, rapture. [misery, despair] | |
| 53908527 | bete noire | n) someone or something that one especially dislikes, dreads, or avoids. pet peeve, nemesis! [pet, idol] | |
| 53908528 | bode | v) to be an omen of; to indicate by signs. presage, augur, foreshadow. | |
| 53908529 | dank | adj) unpleasantly damp or wet. clammy, moist, soggy. [dry, parched, arid.] | |
| 53908530 | ecumenical | adj) worldwide or universal in influence or application. general, comprehensive. [regional, parochial, insular.] | |
| 53908531 | fervid | adj) burning with enthusiasm or seal; extremely heated. ardent, zealous, fervent. [apathetic, indifferent, blase] | |
| 53908532 | gargantuan | adj) of immense size, volume, or capacity; enormous, prodigious. huge, colossal, mammoth. [tiny, minuscule] | |
| 53908533 | fetid | adj) having an unpleasant or offensive odor. smelly, putrid, foul. [fragrant, perfumed, sweet] | |
| 53908534 | heyday | n) the period of greatest power, vigor, success, or influence; the prime years. golden age. [decline] | |
| 53908535 | incubus | n) a demon or evil spirit supposed to haunt humans; anything that oppresses or weighs upon one like a nightmare. hobgoblin, millstone, burden. | |
| 53908536 | infrastructure | n) a basic foundation or framework; a system or public works; the resources & facilities required for an activity. base. [superstructure] | |
| 53908537 | inveigle | v) to entice, lure, or snare by flattery or artful inducements; to obtain or acquire by artifice. cajole, wheedle. | |
| 53908538 | kudos | n) to acclaim, prestige, or renown that comes as a result of some action of achievement. glory, praise. [boos, disapproval] | |
| 53908539 | lagniappe | n) an extra or unexpected gift or gratuity. bonus. | |
| 53908540 | prolix | adj) long-winded and wordy; tending to speak or write as such. verbose. [terse, laconic] | |
| 53908541 | protege | n) someone who's career is under the patronage of an influential person; someone under the jurisdiction of a foreign country/government. charge, disciple, trainee. [sponsor, mentor] | |
| 53908542 | prototype | n) an original pattern or model; a primitive or ancestral form. archetype. [copy, imitation] | |
| 53908543 | sycophant | n) someone who attempts to win favors or advance by flattery and servile behavior; a slanderer, defamer. toady, flunky, bootlicker. | |
| 53908544 | tautology | n) needless repetition of an idea using different but equivalent words; a redundancy. pleonasm. | |
| 53908545 | truckle | v) to yield or submit tamely or submissively. kowtow, stoop, grovel. [resist, defy] |
