obsequious: characterized
by or showing servile complaisance or deference; fawning
beatitude: supreme
blessedness; exalted happiness
bete noire: a person or
thing especially disliked or dreaded; bane; bugbear
bode: to be an omen of;
portend
dank: unpleasantly moist
or humid; damp and, often, chilly
ecumenical: general;
universal
fervid: heated or vehement
in spirit, enthusiasm, et..
fetid: having an offensive
odor; stinking
gargantuan: gigantic;
enormous; colossal
heyday: the stage or
period of greatest vigor, strength, success, etc.; prime
incubus: an imaginary
demon or evil spirit supposed to descend upon sleeping persons, especially one
fabled to have sexual intercourse with women during their sleep
infrastructure: the basic,
underlying framework or features of a system or organization
inveigle: to entice, lure,
or ensnare by flattery or artful talk or inducements (usually followed by into)
kudos: honor; glory;
acclaim
lagniappe: a small gift
given with a purchase to a customer, by way of compliment or for good measure; bonus
prolix: extended to great,
unnecessary or tedious length; long and wordy
protege: a person
under the patronage, protection or care of someone interested in his or her
career or welfare
prototype: the original or
model on which something is based or formed
sycophant: a self-seeking,
servile flatterer; fawning parasite
tautology: needless
repetition of an idea, especially in words other than those of the immediate
context, without imparting additional force or clearness, as in "widow
woman"; an instance of such repetition
truckle: to submit or
yield obsequiously or tamely(usually followed by to)
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