Vocabulary #6

1. obsequious: adjective: marked by or exhibiting a fawning attentiveness. -Obsequious service at a gas station is expected due to their high ranking and awards.
2. beatitude: noun: a state of utmost bliss. -I was is a state of beatitude after taking my grandpa to Disneyland for the first time in his life.
3. bete noire: noun: a person or thing strongly detested or avoided. -For Christmas, the fruit cake 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 outdoor beach volleyball match.
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 by Jerry Michalski areecumenical and will benefit everyone.
7. fervid: adjective: very hot, burning. The stove was fervid, which could boil water with in seconds.
8. fetid: adjective: having a heavy offensive smell. The gym locker rooms were fetid and disturbing.
9. gargantuan: adjective: tremendous in size, volume, or degree. -The Staples Center was gargantuan and could fit thousands of people within it in order to watch sports and concerts.
10. heyday: interjection: used to express elation or wonder. -Heyday of the coal trade was in the early 16th century.
11. incubus: noun: an evil spirit that lies on persons in their sleep, nightmare. -After watching Psycho, 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 mad scientist inveigled various innocent people to join his evil plan.
14. kudos: noun: fame and renown resulting from an act or achievement, prestige. After winning the tournament, my teammates and I 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, a small dress shop gave me a lagniappe when I made a purchase.
16. prolix: adjective: unduly prolonged or drawn out. -The practice 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 coach had a protege, who was very talented and gifted in the sport of basketball.
18. prototype: noun: an orignal model on which something is patterned. -The toy company created various prototypesbefore picking a final product to sell in stores all across the country.
19. sycophant: noun: a servile self- seeking flatterer. -The woman was a sycophant within her friend group.
20. Tautology: noun: needless repetition of an idea, statement, or word. -The teacher idea of chemistry and anatomy 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.
22. Accolade:noun:a ceremonial embrace.
    -After the tough MMA fight, the fighters received accolades for their technique and strength.
23. Acerbity:noun:the quality of being acerbic, which means to be acid in temper, mood, or tone. -The customer made his displeasure with the service within the restaurant known with more acerbity than was needed.
    
24. Attrition:noun: sorrow for one's sins; the act of rubbing together; the act of weakening or exhausting by constant harassment, abuse, or attack; a reduction in numbers usually as a result of resignation, retirement, or death.-The gears of the contraption began to collapse due to attrition in the system, which was caused by lack of oil.
25. Bromide:noun: a binary compound of bromine with another element; a commonplace or tiresome person(bore).
    -The chemist used bromide to create a chemical reaction, which led to an explosion!
26. Chauvinist:noun: a person displaying aggressive or exaggerated patriotism.-On Fourth of July, there are many chauvinists running around displaying there love for America.
27. Chronic:adjective: marked by long duration or frequent recurrence; always present or encountered; being such habitually.
    -In hospitals, there are many chronic smokers, who for years have tried to stop their addiction, but end up not being able.
    
28. Expound:transitive verb: to defend with argument. -Newspaper writers expound their points of views in order to influence their readers' minds.
29. Factionalism:noun: the state of quality of being partisan or self-interested.
    -The pompous prince was stuck in a sense of factionalism, which caused him to lose the crown to his younger brother.
30. Immaculate:adjective: having no stain or blemish (pure). -The model had an immaculate face that looked as if she was a goddess.
31. Imprecation:noun: curse.
    -The imprecation left the family and their loved ones in a state of depression.
    
32. Ineluctable:adjective: not to be avoided, changed, or resisted. -The new painting was ineluctable and glowed with color and texture.
33. Mercurial:adjective: having qualities of eloquence, ingenuity, or thievishness; characterized by rapid and unpredictable changeableness of mood.
    -Due to her illness, she was mercurial and couldn't control her moods or even her body movements.
34. Palliate:transitive verb: to ease or reduce the violence; to cover by excuses and apologies. - After their huge fight with her sister, she tried to palliate the disagreement in order to resolve the issue.
35. Protocol:noun: an original draft, minute, or record of a document or transaction.
    -The demo was a protocol that later turned into a huge hit that turned platinum.
36. Resplendent:adjective: shining brilliantly. -The sunrise was resplendent and filled the sky with color and light.
37. Stigmatize:transitive verb: to describe or identify in opprobrious terms (brand).
    - Dior and Burberry have been stigmatized which allows them to over price their items in order to gain more profit.
    
38. Sub Rosa:adverb: secretly.
    -The collaboration on the new song was held sub rosa in order to prevent the track from being leaked to the public.
    
39. Vainglory:noun: excessive or ostentatious pride or vanity.
    -The vainglory within our societies around the world has caused unnecessary conflicts, which lead to chaos and destruction.
    
40. Vestige:noun: a trace, mark, or visible sign left by something.
    -The vestige on the side of Cindy Crawford's face made her even more attractive and allowed her to soar in the modeling industry.
41. Volition:noun: an act of making a choice or decision; the power of choosing or determining.
    -Bill Gates worked his way to the top through his own volitions and power.