Sadler-Oxford Vocabulary Workshop Level H 9

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]