beatitude- supreme blessedness. Many religions have a well known beatitude, such as the catholic St. Peter's Basilica, the Jewish Whaling wall, and the Muslim Kaaba.
bete noire- a person that somebody especially dislikes. The bete noir of many people is somebody very similar to themselves.
bode- an omen of a particular outcome. The cadmium sulfide leak did not bode well for the passengers of Red Dwarf.
dank- deeply musky, dark and cold. The inside of the cave was dank.
ecumenical- representing a number of christian churches. The Holy Bible is ecumenical.
fervid- enthusiasticly passionate or excited. Baldric in Blackadder has is often fervid about his hopeless plans.
fetid- smelling extremely unpleasant. In british comedy, it is common for one of the supporting characters to be fetid, such as Baldric in Blackadder, Lister in Red Dwarf, and Old Gregg in The Mighty Boosh.
gargantuan- enormous. In The Inbetweeners, Neil, Jay, Will and Simon's parents feel that London is a gargantuan city that should not be reckoned with, but the kids did not agree.
heyday- To Americans, the heyday of British Comedy was the nineteen seventies with Monty Python, but I feel that british comedy is still going strong, and that Monty Python stared the modern brit comedy movement.
incubus- a cause of stress and anxiety, or a male demon who has intercourse with sleeping women. The incubus for Roy and Moss in The IT Crowd is man's ignorance to technology in the computer age.
bete noire- a person that somebody especially dislikes. The bete noir of many people is somebody very similar to themselves.
bode- an omen of a particular outcome. The cadmium sulfide leak did not bode well for the passengers of Red Dwarf.
dank- deeply musky, dark and cold. The inside of the cave was dank.
ecumenical- representing a number of christian churches. The Holy Bible is ecumenical.
fervid- enthusiasticly passionate or excited. Baldric in Blackadder has is often fervid about his hopeless plans.
fetid- smelling extremely unpleasant. In british comedy, it is common for one of the supporting characters to be fetid, such as Baldric in Blackadder, Lister in Red Dwarf, and Old Gregg in The Mighty Boosh.
gargantuan- enormous. In The Inbetweeners, Neil, Jay, Will and Simon's parents feel that London is a gargantuan city that should not be reckoned with, but the kids did not agree.
heyday- To Americans, the heyday of British Comedy was the nineteen seventies with Monty Python, but I feel that british comedy is still going strong, and that Monty Python stared the modern brit comedy movement.
incubus- a cause of stress and anxiety, or a male demon who has intercourse with sleeping women. The incubus for Roy and Moss in The IT Crowd is man's ignorance to technology in the computer age.
infrastructure- basic structure needed for the operation of a society. The United States government needs to fund infrastructure more, or our society will inevitably collapse with the low wages to teachers, officials, police and firefighters, and the low funding for roads and mass transit.
inveigle- to persuade through flattery. It is very common for corrupt people to be successfully inveigled. Part of the humor of Red Dwarf is that instead of inveigling people to do things, they use harsh words.
kudos- praise for achievement. The Nobel Prize is a huge kudos to people who are important in their fields.
obsequious- overly obedient. Mr. Collins was obsequious to lady Catherine De Berg.
inveigle- to persuade through flattery. It is very common for corrupt people to be successfully inveigled. Part of the humor of Red Dwarf is that instead of inveigling people to do things, they use harsh words.
kudos- praise for achievement. The Nobel Prize is a huge kudos to people who are important in their fields.
obsequious- overly obedient. Mr. Collins was obsequious to lady Catherine De Berg.
lagniappe- something given as a bonus or extra gift. A popular lagniappe in pinball is a fourth ball.
prolix- using to many words. Moby Dick is often viewed as having much prolix.
protege- a person guided by a mentor. Tycho Brahe's protege, Kepler, turned out to be just as influential or more so than himself.
prototype- the preliminary model to something. Prototypes in the gaming world are called alpha or beta, depending on how advanced they are.
sycophant- a person who acts obsequiously to gain an advantage. Mr. Collins is a sycophant, as his relationship with Lady Catherine is solely to be viewed as great through association.
tautology- saying the same thing twice in different words. Often, Monty Python used tautology for comedic effect, a lot. (See what I did there?)
truckle- a small, barrel shaped cheese. Cheddar cheese from the northern parts of the british isles were the first truckles in the middle ages.
prolix- using to many words. Moby Dick is often viewed as having much prolix.
protege- a person guided by a mentor. Tycho Brahe's protege, Kepler, turned out to be just as influential or more so than himself.
prototype- the preliminary model to something. Prototypes in the gaming world are called alpha or beta, depending on how advanced they are.
sycophant- a person who acts obsequiously to gain an advantage. Mr. Collins is a sycophant, as his relationship with Lady Catherine is solely to be viewed as great through association.
tautology- saying the same thing twice in different words. Often, Monty Python used tautology for comedic effect, a lot. (See what I did there?)
truckle- a small, barrel shaped cheese. Cheddar cheese from the northern parts of the british isles were the first truckles in the middle ages.
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