Vocabulary #5

1. obsequious: adjective: marked by or exhibiting a fawning attentiveness. -Obsequious service is expected, one generally leaves a tip.
2. beatitude: noun: a state of utmost bliss. -I was is a state of beatitude after visiting my future university.
3. bete noire: noun: a person or thing strongly detested or avoided. -For Thanksgiving, the string beans were a bete noire due to the other choices of delicious food on the table.
4. bode: transitive verb: to announce beforehand. -These rain clouds don't bode well for our picnic.
5. dank: adjective: unpleasantly moist or wet.- The lawn was dank and quite a quagmire.
6. ecumenical: adjective: worldwide or general in extent, influence, or application.-The new ideas of the economy are ecumenical and will benefit everyone.
7. fervid: adjective: very hot, burning. The stove was fervid, which could cause burns to anyone who touched it.
8. fetid: adjective: having a heavy offensive smell. The old jerseys were fetid and disgusting.
9. gargantuan: adjective: tremendous in size, volume, or degree. -The stadium was gargantuan and could fit thousands of people within it.
10. heyday: interjection: used to express elation or wonder. -Heyday of the tin trade was in the early 16th century.
11. incubus: noun: an evil spirit that lies on persons in their sleep, nightmare. -After watching various scary movies, I felt like I had an incubus within my dreams.
12. infrastructure: noun: the underlying foundation or basic framework. -The infrastructure allowed the rest of the building to be build without any problems.
13. inveigle: transitive verb: to acquire by ingenuity and flattery, entice. -The evil witch inveigled various innocent people to join her devious plan.
14. kudos: noun: fame and renown resulting from an act or achievement, prestige. After winning the contest, Hannah received kudos from various individuals.
15. lagniappe: noun: a small gift given a customer by a merchant at the time of a purchase. -Since it was my birthday, Sephora gave me a lagniappe when I made a purchase.
16. prolix: adjective: unduly prolonged or drawn out. -The meeting was prolix, boring, and tiresome. 
17. protege: noun: one who is protected or trained or whose career is furthered by a person of experience, prominence, or influence. -The Sensei has protege named Grasshopper, who was very talented and gifted.
18. prototype: noun: an orignal model on which something is patterned. -The computer company created various prototypes before picking a final product to sell in stores.
19. sycophant: noun: a servile self- seeking flatterer. -The woman was a sycophant within her society.
20. tautology: noun: needless repetition of an idea, statement, or word. -The teacher idea of mathematics was informative at first, but turned into a tautology.
21. truckle: intransitive verb: to act in a subservient manner. -Don't truckle to many unreasonable demands.