Vocabulary #4
obsequious - (adj.) attentive in an ingratiating or servile manner;attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery
beatitude - (noun) one of the eight sayings of Jesus at the beginning of the Sermon on the Mount; in Latin each saying begins with `beatus' (blessed); a state of supreme happiness
bete- noire- a person or thing especially disliked or dreaded
bode - (verb) indicate by signs
dank - (adj.) unpleasantly cool and humid
ecumenical - (adj.) of worldwide scope or applicability; concerned with promoting unity among churches or religions
fervid - (adj.) extremely hot;characterized by intense emotion
fetid - (adj.) offensively malodorous
gargantuan - (adj.) of great mass; huge and bulky
heyday - (noun) the period of greatest prosperity or productivity
incubus - (noun) a male demon believed to lie on sleeping persons and to have sexual intercourse with sleeping women;someone who depresses or worries others; a situation resembling a terrifying dream
infrastructure - (noun) the stock of basic facilities and capital equipment needed for the functioning of a country or area;the basic structure or features of a system or organization
inveigle - (verb) influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering
kudos - (noun) an expression of approval and commendation
lagniappe - (noun) a small gift (especially one given by a merchant to a customer who makes a purchase)
prolix - (adj.) tediously prolonged or tending to speak or write at great length
protege - (noun) a person who receives support and protection from an influential patron who furthers the protege's career
prototype - (noun) a standard or typical example
sycophant - (noun) a person who tries to please someone in order to gain a personal advantage
tautology - (noun) useless repetition;(logic) a statement that is necessarily true
truckle - (noun) a low bed to be slid under a higher bed; verb yield to out of weakness; try to gain favor by cringing or flattering
beatitude - (noun) one of the eight sayings of Jesus at the beginning of the Sermon on the Mount; in Latin each saying begins with `beatus' (blessed); a state of supreme happiness
bete- noire- a person or thing especially disliked or dreaded
bode - (verb) indicate by signs
dank - (adj.) unpleasantly cool and humid
ecumenical - (adj.) of worldwide scope or applicability; concerned with promoting unity among churches or religions
fervid - (adj.) extremely hot;characterized by intense emotion
fetid - (adj.) offensively malodorous
gargantuan - (adj.) of great mass; huge and bulky
heyday - (noun) the period of greatest prosperity or productivity
incubus - (noun) a male demon believed to lie on sleeping persons and to have sexual intercourse with sleeping women;someone who depresses or worries others; a situation resembling a terrifying dream
infrastructure - (noun) the stock of basic facilities and capital equipment needed for the functioning of a country or area;the basic structure or features of a system or organization
inveigle - (verb) influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering
kudos - (noun) an expression of approval and commendation
lagniappe - (noun) a small gift (especially one given by a merchant to a customer who makes a purchase)
prolix - (adj.) tediously prolonged or tending to speak or write at great length
protege - (noun) a person who receives support and protection from an influential patron who furthers the protege's career
prototype - (noun) a standard or typical example
sycophant - (noun) a person who tries to please someone in order to gain a personal advantage
tautology - (noun) useless repetition;(logic) a statement that is necessarily true
truckle - (noun) a low bed to be slid under a higher bed; verb yield to out of weakness; try to gain favor by cringing or flattering
