Vocab list #6

1.Obsequious-Obedient or attentive to an excessive or servile degree.
- the secretary was obsequious
2.Beatitude-Supreme blessedness.
-the pope bestows beatitude to his followers
3.Bete noire: a person or thing especially disliked or dreaded; bane
-homework is the bete noir of my exsistance
4.Bode-to be an omen of; portend; The storm clouds bode inclement weather ahead.
5.Dank- unpleasantly moist, damp and, often, chilly
-foggy mornings are often dank
5.Ecumenical- universal
-love is a ecumenical feeling
6.Fervid: heated or vehement in spirit, enthusiasiastic
-football players are often fervid before a game
7.Fetid-stinking
- the zombie had a fetid odor
8.Gargantuan-large, monolithic
-the Goliath sign at six flags is gargantuan
9.Heyday-height, in prosperity, successful time
-seniors are in the heyday of high school
10.Incubus-demon impish appearance/actions
-an incubus is the male version of a succubus
11.Inveigle- to entice or lure by flattery or artful talk
12.Kudos- honor, glory, congratulations
-my class offered me kudos for turning 18
13.Lagniappe-Something given as a bonus or extra incentive
-for getting a discount card they threw in a bunch of  lagniappe
14.Prolix-Using or containing too many words
-my essays are often prolix in length
16.Prototype- A first or original model of something
- the prototype robot malfunctioned and killed someone
17.Sycophant-A self serving flatterer
18.Tautology- The saying the same thing twice in different word
19.Truckle-Submit or give in
- after the reinforcements came to army truckled to their enemy