Vocabulary #4

Vocabulary list 4

• beatitude- supreme blessedness
• bete noire- a person or thing that one particularly dislikes
• bode- be an omen of a particular outcome
• dank- disagreeably damp, musty, and typically cold.
• ecumenical- representing a number of different Christian churches
• fervid- intensely enthusiastic or passionate, especially to an excessive degree
• fetid- smelling extremely unpleasant.
• gargantuan- enormous
• heyday- the period of a person's or thing's greatest success, popularity, or vigor.
• incubus- a cause of distress or anxiety; a male demon believed to have sexual intercourse with sleeping women.
• infrastructure- the basic physical and organizational structures and facilities needed for the operation of a society or enterprise.
• inveigle- persuade (someone) to do something by means of deception or flattery
• kudos- congratulations
• lagniappe- something given as a bonus or extra gift
• obsequious- obedient or attentive to an excessive or servile degree.
• prolix- (of speech or writing) using or containing too many words; tediously lengthy
• protege- a person who is guided and supported by an older and more experienced or influential person
• prototype- a first, typical or preliminary model of something, especially a machine, from which other forms are developed or copied.
• sycophant- a person who acts obsequiously toward someone important in order to gain advantage.
• tautology- the saying of the same thing twice in different words, generally considered to be a fault of style 
• truckle- a small barrel-shaped cheese, especially cheddar

Moses was bestowed God's beatitude in leading the Israelites out of slavery in Egypt. | Harry was the Dursleys'  bete noire so they made Harry's life miserable. | The newly wed's serious argument did not bode well for the future of their marriage. | I imagine that dungeons in medieval English castles were dark and dank. | All of the local churches coalesced to sponsor an ecumenical service at the park. | The old woman thanked the young man fervidly for grabbing her out of the path of an oncoming car. | The fetid swamp was dirtied by decaying animal carcasses. | The gargantuan monster towered over the skyscrapers as if they were toy blocks. | The makeup line reached its heyday when Beyonce started endorsing its products. | In my opinion, President Obama is one of the incubi for our country's problems. | Cement is the basic infrastructure of all buildings. | You cannot inveigle him into doing that by batting your eyelashes and acting pretty. | I offered my kudos to my friend after she graduated top of her class. | The boss gave his employees a paid day off as a lagniappe for working so hard. | I hate those obsequious people who try to weasel their way into a good position by fawning over the head of command. | I found the 6-page essay to be prolix and long-winded. | Justin Bieber was Usher's protege before Bieber got his own fame (most unfortunately). |  I built a prototype of my house-cleaning robot before I was able to make a completely functional one. | Miranda Priestly hired Andy as her competent assistant, not a brown-nosing sycophant like all the idiots before her. | I try to avoid tautology by saying things once or twice in an efficient manner. | I gifted an entire truckle of Gouda cheese to my friend in Italy.