Sunday, September 16, 2012

Vocabulary: Fall List #6

OBSEQUIOUS
beatitude
bete noire
bode
dank
ecumenical
fervid
fetid
gargantuan
heyday
incubus
infrastructure
inveigle
kudos
lagniappe
prolix
protege
prototype
sycophant
tautology
truckle

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    1. Well, my original comment was, "Darn, I was looking forward to seeing obsequious with sycophant just like sophomore year."

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    1. I have my own definitions on the blog so if people are looking for a different definitions or a different worded definition, you can just look at my blog.

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  3. beatitude- Supreme blessedness
    bete noire- a detested person (disliked or avoided)
    bode- Be an omen of a particular outcome
    dank- Disagreeably damp, musty, and typically cold
    ecumenical- Promoting or relating to unity among the world's Christian churches
    fervid- Intensely enthusiastic or passionate
    fetid- Smelling extremely unpleasant
    gargantuan- of great mass
    heyday- The period of a person's or thing's greatest success or popularity
    incubus- A cause of distress or anxiety like a nightmare
    infrastructure- The basic physical and organizational structures and facilities needed for the operation
    inveigle- Persuade (someone) to do something by means of deception or flattery
    kudos- Praise and honor received for an achievement
    lagniappe- Something given as a bonus or extra gift
    prolix- Using or containing too many words; tediously lengthy
    protege- a person who receives support and protection from an influential patron who furthers the protege's career
    prototype- A first or preliminary model of something, esp. a machine, from which other forms are developed or copied
    sycophant- A person who acts obsequiously toward someone in order to gain advantage; a servile flatterer
    tautology- The saying of the same thing twice in different words
    truckle- Submit or behave obsequiously

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  5. 1. Beatitude: (noun) supreme blessedness or happiness
    2. bête noire: (noun) something that is particularly disliked
    3. bode: (verb) to be an omen of, predict or foretell
    4. dank: (adj.) unpleasantly damp and chilly
    5. ecumenical: (adj.) universal
    6. fervid: (adj.) intensely passionate
    7. fetid: (adj.) having a stale nauseating smell, as of decay
    8. gargantuan: (adj.) sometimes capital huge; enormous
    9. heyday: (noun) the time of most power, popularity, vigor, etc; prime
    10. incubus: (noun) something that oppresses, worries, or disturbs greatly, esp a nightmare or obsession
    11. infrastructure: (noun) the basic structure of an organization, system, etc
    12. inveigle: (verb) often fall by into or an infinitive to lead (someone into a situation) or persuade (to do something) by cleverness or trickery
    13. kudos: (noun) functioning as singular acclaim, glory, or prestige
    14. lagniappe: (noun) something given or obtained as a gratuity or bonus, small trinket
    15. prolix: (adj.) so long as to be boring; verbose
    16. protégé: (noun) a person who is protected and aided by the patronage of another person
    17. prototype: (noun) one of the first units manufactured of a product, which is tested so that the design can be changed if necessary before the product is manufactured commercially
    18. sycophant: (noun) a person who uses flattery to win favor from individuals wielding influence; toady
    19. tautology: (noun) the use of words that merely repeat elements of the meaning already conveyed
    20. truckle: (verb) to yield weakly; give in

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