1.obsequious - Characterized by or showing servile complaisance or difference; fawning.
2. beatitude - Supreme blessedness; exalted happiness
3. bete noire - A person or thing that one particularly dislikes or dreads.
4. bode - To be an omen of; portend
5. dank - Unpleasantly moist or humid; damp and, often, chilly.
6. ecumenical - General; universal.
7. fervid - Heated or vehement spirit; enthusiasm.
8. fetid - Having an offensive odor, stinking.
9. gargantuan - Gigantic; enormous; colossal.
10. heyday - A stage or period of great vigor, strength, success, etc.
11.incubus - A nightmare; something that weighs upon or oppresses one like a nightmare.
12. infrastructure - A basic, underlying framework or features of a system or organization.
13. inveigle - To entice, lure, or ensnare by flattery or artful talk or inducements.
14. kudos - Honor; glory; acclaim.
15. lagniappe - A small gift given with a purchase to a customer, by way of compliment or for good measures; bonus. A gratuity or tip.
16. prolix - Extended to great, unnecessary, or tedious length; long and wordy.
17.protege - A person under the patronage, protection, or care of someone interested in his or her career or welfare.
18. prototype - The original or model on which something is based or formed.
19. sycophant - A self-seeking, servile flatterer; fawning parasite.
20. tautology - Needless repetition of an idea, especially in words other than those of the immediate context, without imparting additional force or clearness.
21. truckle - To submit or yield obsequiously or tamely.
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