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to be an omen of ; to indicate by signs
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bode
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having an unpleasant or offensive odor
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fetid
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a demon or evil spirit supposed to haunt human beings in their bedrooms at night; anything that oppresses or weighs upon one like a nightmare
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incubus
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the period of greatest power, vigor, success, or influence; the prime years
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heyday
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burning with enthusiasm or zeal; extremely heated
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fervid
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unpleasantly damp or wet
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dank
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a state of perfect happiness or blessedness; a blessing
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beatitude
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worldwide or universal in influence or application
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ecumenical
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someone or something that one especially dislikes, dreads, or avoids
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bete noire
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of immense size, volume, or capacity; enormous, prodigious
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gargantuan
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to yield or submit tamely or submissively
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truckle
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needless repetition of any idea by using different but equivalent words; a redundancy
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tautology
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a basic foundation or framework; a system of public works; the resources and facilities required for an activity; permanent military installations
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infrastructure
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long-winded and wordy; tending to speak or write in such a way
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prolix
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an extra or unexpected gift or gratuity
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lagniappe
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someone who attempts to win fabors or advance him- or herself by flattery or servile behavior; a slanderer, defamer
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sycophant
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someone whose welfare, training, or career is under the patronage of an influential person; someone under the jurisdiction of a foreign country or government
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protege
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the acclaim, prestige, or renown that comes as the result of some action or achievement
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kudos
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an original pattern or model; a primitive or ancestral form
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prototype
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to entice, lure, or snare by flattery or artful inducements; to obtain or acquire by artifice
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inveigle
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