VOCAB #5

1. obsequious
1. characterized by or showing servile complaisance or deference; fawning: 
2. servilely compliant or deferential
3. obedient; dutiful.
• In order to be obsequious, one must follow whatever is being told.
2. beatitude
1. supreme blessedness; exalted happiness.
2. ( often initial capital letter ) any of the declarations of blessedness pronounced by Jesus in the Sermon on the Mount.
• The Beatitudes from Jesus have been the basis of our youth group for many generations.
• You will be granted a beatitude if you do good towards others. (non-religious)
3. bete noire
1. a person or thing that one particularly dislikes or dreads
• The young boy dreaded a bete noire because he always gets teased by him every morning.
4. bode
1. to be an omen of; portend: The news bodes evil days for him.
2. Archaic. to announce beforehand; predict.
• The writer includes certain details so that readers can bode of what will happen next.
5. dank
1. unpleasantly moist or humid; damp and, often, chilly:
• "Don't be clubbed into dank submission." The Laughing Heart by Charles Bukowski
• The room was very dank after the water leak.
6. ecumenical
1. general; universal.
2. pertaining to the whole Christian church.
3. promoting or fostering Christian unity throughout the world.
4. of or pertaining to a movement (ecumenical movement)  especially among Protestant groups since the 1800s, aimed at achieving universal Christian unity and church union through international interdenominational organizations that cooperate on matters of mutual concern.
5. interreligious or interdenominational
• We become ecumenical when all come together.
7. fervid
   1. heated or vehement in spirit, enthusiasm, etc.: a fervid orator.
   2. burning; glowing; intensely hot.
   • The teacher was very fervid when he emphasized his points in his lecture.
8. fetid
1. having an offensive odor; stinking
• When sprayed by a skunk, you have a disgusting fetid.
9. gargantuan
1. gigantic; enormous; colossal
• The huge Roman Colosseum is gargantuan.
10. heyday 
    1. the stage or period of greatest vigor, strength, success, etc.; prime
    2. Archaic. high spirits
    • The soccer team had a heyday when they won the championship.
11. incubus
1. an imaginary demon or evil spirit supposed to descend upon sleeping persons, especially one fabled to have sexual intercourse with women during their sleep.
2.  a nightmare
3. something that weighs upon or oppresses one like a nightmare.
• People have incubuses, especially when they are really worried about something and when it shows up in their mind a lot.
12. infrastructure 
1. the basic, underlying framework or features of a system or organization.
2. the fundamental facilities and systems serving a country, city, or area, as transportation and communication systems, power plants, and schools.
3. the military installations of a country.
• The infrastructure of this company is built on trust and communication.
13. inveigle 
    1. to entice, lure, or ensnare by flattery or artful talk or inducements (usually followed by into  )
    2. to acquire, win, or obtain by beguiling talk or methods (usually followed by from  or away  )
    • You can inveigle candy from a kid when you tell them that their teeth will all fall off.
14. kudos
1. honor; glory; acclaim
• Kudos to you for accomplishing that difficult calculus problem.
15. lagniappe 
    1. a small gift given with a purchase to a customer, by way of compliment or for good measure; bonus.
    2. a gratuity or tip.
    3. an unexpected or indirect benefit
    • We gave the waitress a lagniappe for superb customer service.
16. prolix 
    1. extended to great, unnecessary, or tedious length; long and wordy.
    2. (of a person) given to speaking or writing at great or tedious length.
    • The boring lecture was a prolix because it went on for more than 4 hours.
17. protege
1. a person under the patronage, protection, or care of someone interested in his or her career or welfare.
• John was Mr. Smith's protege when it comes to assisting with Mr. Smith's carpentry business.
18. prototype 
1. the original or model on which something is based or formed.
2. someone or something that serves to illustrate the typical qualities of a class; model; exemplar: She is the prototype of a student activist.
3. something analogous to another thing of a later period: a Renaissance prototype of our modern public housing.
4. Biology . an archetype; a primitive form regarded as the basis of a group.
• The small model was a prototype for the brand new ride in the theme park.
19. sycophant
1. a self-seeking, servile flatterer; fawning parasite
• The young man was a sycophant when all he did was flatter other people to and be praised for doing that.
20. tautology 
    1. 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.”
    2. an instance of such repetition.
    3. Logic.
    1. a compound propositional form all of whose instances are true, as “A or not A.”
    2. an instance of such a form, as “This candidate will win or will not win.”
    • A politician can always utilize tautology when it comes to emphasizing this and not this.
21. truckle
1. to submit or yield obsequiously or tamely (usually followed by to  )
• The young man always truckled when he knew he was wrong, and the only way he knew would make things right is if he obeys whatever his parents tell him.

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