Beatitude- Supreme blessedness.
Bete noire- a disliked person.
Bode- Be an omen of a particular outcome
-Their argument did not bode well for the future.
-Their argument did not bode well for the future.
Dank- Disagreeably damp, musty, and typically cold.
Ecumenical- Promoting or relating to unity among the world's Christian churches.
Fervid- Intensely enthusiastic or passionate.
Fetid- Smelling bad.
Gargantuan- of great mass
Heyday- The period of a person's or thing's greatest success or popularity.
Incubus- A cause of distress or anxiety.
Infrastructure- The basic physical and organizational structures and facilities needed for the operation.
Inveigle- Persuade (someone) to do something by means of deception or flattery.
Kudos- Praise for an achievement.
Lagniappe- Something given as a bonus or extra gift.
Prolix- Using or containing too many words; tediously lengthy.
Protege- a person who receives support and protection from an influential patron who furthers the protege's career.
Prototype- A first or preliminary model of something, esp. a machine, from which other forms are developed or copied.
Sycophant- A person who acts obsequiously toward someone in order to gain advantage; a servile flatterer.
Tautology- The saying of the same thing twice in different words.
Truckle- Submit or behave obsequiously.
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