Vocabulary list #6

1.Beatitude- Supreme blessedness

• After my session in the spa I was in a state of beatitude.

2.bete noire (anathema)- someone or something which is particularly disliked or avoided; an object of aversion, the bane of one’s existence.

• Doing taxes is a bete noire that haunts every young adult when they become independent.

3.Bode- Be an omen of a particular outcome; announce beforehand

• The clouds did not bode well for our picnic!

4. Dank- unpleasantly damp, musty, and typically cold

• The weather was so dank in the morning that the hairstyle I worked on for an hour fell flat in two minutes.

5. Ecumenical- general; universal; Promoting or relating to unity among the world's Christian churches

• The ecumenical prayer service preceded what is expected to be a busy day focusing on national security and economic matters.

6. Fervid- Intensely enthusiastic or passionate; heated or vehement in spirit or enthusiasm. 

• She was such a fervid supporter of the cause that she stayed outside the building day and night during the protest, for a whole week.

7.Fetid- Smelling extremely unpleasant or having an offensive odor

• After three months of being in the jungle Jerry had such a fetid smell no one would approach him until he showered.

8. Gargantuan- gigantic; enormous; colossal:

• Even after gargantuan amounts of rain the houses remained standing and in perfect condition.

9. Heyday- The period of a person's or thing's greatest success, popularity, vigor, strength, or success; an exclamation of cheerfulness, surprise, wonder

• Even after Michael Jackson's so called heyday, he was still very praised and loved throughout his whole life. 

10. Incubus- A male demon believed to have sexual intercourse with sleeping women; a cause of distress or anxiety like a nightmare

• The psychiatrist concluded that the woman was hallucinating her nightly visits with an incubus.

11. Infrastructure- the basic, underlying framework or features of a system or organization

• The infrastructure of the building had to be reinforced three times in order to meet the earthquake safety requirements. 

12. Inveigle- to acquire, win, or obtain by beguiling talk or methods

• The guy used his charming features in order to inveigle the answers he wanted from the girl who knew them all.

13. Kudos- Praise and honor received for an achievement  

• The whole school gave her kudos after she won the international competition at the gymnastic meet that was aired worldwide.

14. Lagniappe- Something given as a bonus or extra gift.

• The Christmas gift from his boss was a great lagniappe for Bob that aloud him to buy extra Christmas gifts for his lovely kids.

15. Prolix- Using or containing too many words; tediously lengthy

• His essay became so non sequiter and prolix that after the second page I could no longer read it.

16. Protégé- a person under the patronage, protection, or care of someone interested in his or her career or welfare

• An elderly monk and his young protégé are in the temple praying and fasting.

17. Prototype- the original or model on which something is based or formed

• As soon as they realized the prototype was not working correctly they decided to not go on to mass production.

18. sycophant-A person who acts obsequiously toward someone in order to gain advantage; a servile flatterer

• The sycophant student decided to spend all his free time in class helping his teacher in order to receive an A in that class.

19. tautology- A phrase or expression in which the same thing is said twice in different words

• My brother has a tautological view on life believing that the world is either black or white.

20. truckle- to submit or yield obsequiously or tamely; A small barrel-shaped cheese

• Don't truckle to unreasonable commands.