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Bardolater
Noun Meaning: A person who idealizes Shakespeare
Usage: Only the bardolaters remember all the 37 plays of Shakespeare
Minion
Noun Meaning: A follower of a powerful person; a subordinate or a petty official
Flunkey; vassal; sycophant; bum-sucker
Usage: She is one of the boss’s minions
Impetus
Noun Meaning: Impulse, driving force
Usage: The high salary offered was an impetus enough to apply for the job
Chockablock (chock-a-block)
Adjective Meaning: Crammed; full of people or things; chock; very full
Crammed; crowded, jam-packed; loaded; stuffed
Usage: The shelves were chockablock with books
Surcease
Meaning: Discontinue; to put an end to
Cease; cessation; closedown; closure; termination
Usage: Hope that the new medicine would bring surcease to his pain