Tuesday, September 17, 2013

Vocabulary #5

obsequious: obedient or attentive to an excessive degree


beatitude: supreme blessedness.


bete noire:  a detested person


bode: to be an omen of a particular outcome


dank: disagreeably damp, musty, and typically cold


ecumenical: worldwide or general in extent, influence, or application


fervid: intensely enthusiastic or passionate, esp. to an excessive degree


fetid: smelling extremely unpleasant


gargantuan: enormous


heyday: The period of greatest popularity, success, or power; prime

incubus: a nightmare


infrastructure: is basic physical and organizational structures needed for the operation of a society or enterprise



inveigle: persuade (someone) to do something by means of deception or flattery


kudos: fame and renown resulting from an act or achievement 


lagniappe:something given or obtained gratuitously or by way of good measure


prolix: (of speech or writing) using or containing too many words; tediously lengthy

protégé: a person who is guided and supported by an older and more experienced or influential person


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


sycophant: a person who acts obsequiously toward someone important in order to gain advantage.


tautology: needless repetition of an idea, statement, or word


truckle: To be servile or submissive.

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