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Unit 9 AP Literature Flashcards

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9166751392beatitude(n.) a state of perfect happiness or blessedness; a blessing0
9166751393Béte noire(n.) someone or something that one especially dislikes, dreads, or avoids1
9166751394Fetid(adj.) having an unpleasant or offensive odor2
9166751395Incubus(n.) a demon or evil spirit supposed to haunt human beings in their bedrooms at night; anything that oppressed or weighs upon one, like a nightmare3
9166751396Heyday(n.) the period of greatest power, vigor, success, or influence; the price years4
9166751397Fervid(adj.) burning with enthusiasm or zeal; extremely heated5
9166751398Dank(adj.) unpleasantly damp or wet6
9166751399Ecumenical(adj.) worldwide or universal in influence or application7
9166751400Gargantuan(adj.) of immense size, volume, or capacity; enormous, prodigious8
9166751401Bode(v.) to be an omen of; to indicate by signs9
9166751402Truckle(v.) to yield or submit tamely or submissively10
9166751403Tautology(n.) needless repetition of an idea by using different but equivalent words; a redundancy11
9166751404Infrastructure(n.) a basic foundation or framework; a system of public works; the resources and facilities requires for an activity; permanent military installations12
9166751405Prolix(adj.) long-winded and wordy; tending to speak or write in such a way13
9166751406lagniappe(n.) an extra or unexpected gift or gratuity14
9166751407Sycophant(n.) someone who attempts to win favors or advance him or herself by flattery or servile behavior; a slanderer, defamer15
9166751408Protégé(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
9166751409Kudos(n.) the acclaim, prestige, or renown that comes as the result of some action or achievement17
9166751410Prototype(n.) an original pattern or model; a primitive or ancestral form18
9166751411Inveigle(v.) to entice, lure, or snare by flattery or artful inducements; to obtain or acquire by artifice19

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