Vocabulary #6

1. beatitude: supreme blessedness; exalted happiness
"The monk had a certain beatitude about him that glowed from deep inside him."

2. bete noire: a person or thing especially disliked or dreaded
"The Grinch is an example of a bete noire for everyone dislikes him."

3. bode: to be an omen of; predict
"The weatherman bode the weather because they can't see the future and tell the exact weather."

4. dank: unpleasantly moist or humid
"The swampy place was very dank and unpleasant."

5. ecumenical: general; universal
"Christianity is an ecumenical religion."

6. fervid: burning; glowing; intensely hot
"The fervid coal was beautiful yet very dangerous to touch."

7. fetid: stinking; having an offensive odor
"His fetid body odor was absolutely disgusting."

8. gargantuan: gigantic; enormous; colossal
"The gargantuan roller-coaster was enormously terrifying."

9. heyday: a stage or period of greatest vigor, strength, or success
"The army's victory was a great heyday for all of America."

10. incubus: imaginary sexually appealing demon-like woman who decends upon sleeping men or people
"Unfortunately, incubi have been reported before by people, mostly men, that haunt and terrorize them in their sleep."

11. infrastucture: the basic framework of an organization
"Our infrastucture of this organization is to spread peace and make the world a better place for everyone."

12. inveigle: to entice, lure, or ensnare by flattery or artful talk
"His inveigle talk really helped him get women into his bed."

13. kudos: honor; glory; acclaim
"Kudos to the young man who saved this woman's life!"

14. lagniappe: a small gift given with a purchase to a customer by way of compliment or good measure; bonus
"My lagniappe for completely the assignment was a gold star."

15. prolix: extended to a great, unnecessary, or tedious length
"His prolixed speech seemed like it would never end!"

16. protege: a person under the patronage, protection, or care of someone interested in his/her career
"The president's bodyguard is one of the most important proteges out there."

17. prototype: the original or model on which something is based or formed
"The prototype model helped the architect build the skyscraper to scale."

18. sycophant: self-seeking, servile flatterer
"He is such a sycophant! Always kissing up to the teacher."

19. tautology: needless repitition of an idea without additional force or clearness
"The woman used useless tautology throughout her speech."

20. truckle: to submit or yield obsequiously or tamely
"The man truckled behind the woman in case she were to fall for he could catch her and save her life."