VOCABULARY #5

obsequious: obedient or attentive to an excessive degree
She is a obsequious teacher's pet.


beatitude: supreme blessedness.
She felt so loved and full of beatitude because of all the support she received.


bete noire: a detested person
When they found out about some of the bad things she'd done in her past she became a bête noire.


bode: to be an omen of a particular outcome
The weather didn't bode well for the party.


dank: disagreeably damp, musty, and typically cold
The basement has a very dank feel to it.


ecumenical: worldwide or general in extent, influence, or application
She was ecumenical in what she was asking of them, instead of being specific, which confused them.


fervid: intensely enthusiastic or passionate, esp. to an excessive degree
I am extremely fervid about gymnastics because I love it so much!


fetid: smelling extremely unpleasant
The sulfur in the hot spring has a very gross, fetid smell.


gargantuan: enormous
The crowd was gargantuan at the Justin Bieber concert.


heyday: The period of greatest popularity, success, or power; prime
I reached my heyday after I got my back handspring on beam, it was an amazing feeling.

incubus: a nightmare
It was an incubus, terrifying dream I had last night.


infrastructure: is basic physical and organizational structures needed for the operation of a society or enterprise
The city depends on the infrastructure of the water tower to be able to get its water.


inveigle: persuade (someone) to do something by means of deception or flattery
It was an inveigle act she committed by being nice to her just to get invited to the party.


kudos: fame and renown resulting from an act or achievement
I got much kudos from singing the national anthem.

lagniappe: something given or obtained gratuitously or by way of good measure
She was always giving back to others, so her friends sent her on a lagniappe vacation for all she has done.


prolix: (of speech or writing) using or containing too many words; tediously lengthy
She had a prolix thesis statement and it seem to drag on forever.

protégé: a person who is guided and supported by an older and more experienced or influential person
My gym sister at gymnastics is my little protégé and always looks up to me.


prototype: an early sample, model or release of a product built to test a concept or process or to act as a thing to be replicated or learned from
He built a great prototype for the science fair.


sycophant: a person who acts obsequiously toward someone important in order to gain advantage.
He is a sycophant towards the teacher simply so he will get a higher grade than everybody else.


tautology: needless repetition of an idea, statement, or word
Tautology of repeating the word like over and over annoys me greatly.