Ex: The obsequious girl tried to get an A on her test by bringing the teacher brownies.
2. 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
Ex: When he won the lottery, the man became beatitude.
3. bete noire - noun a person or thing that one particularly dislikes
3. bete noire - noun a person or thing that one particularly dislikes
Ex: The girl who always talked was the teachers bête noire.
4. bode - verb indicate by signs
4. bode - verb indicate by signs
Ex: A traffic light bodes when to go and when to stop.
5. dank - adj. unpleasantly cool and humid
5. dank - adj. unpleasantly cool and humid
Ex: There is almost always dank weather on the East coast.
6. ecumenical - adj. of worldwide scope or applicability; concerned with promoting unity among churches or religions
6. ecumenical - adj. of worldwide scope or applicability; concerned with promoting unity among churches or religions
Ex: The church held a ecumenical event in hopes to gain more members.
7. fervid - adj. extremely hot; characterized by intense emotion
7. fervid - adj. extremely hot; characterized by intense emotion
Ex: The valedictorian gave a fervid speech at graduation.
8. fetid - adj. offensively malodorous
8. fetid - adj. offensively malodorous
Ex: The fetid water in Africa makes Americans sick.
9. gargantuan - adj. of great mass; huge and bulky
Ex: The gargantuous crowd made her claustrophobic.
10. heyday - noun the period of greatest prosperity or productivity
Ex: Rain season is considered heyday for farmers.
11. 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
11. 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
Ex: Debt is an incubus to many families.
12. 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
12. 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
Ex: The infrastructure of the building was strategically built.
13. inveigle - verb influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering
13. inveigle - verb influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering
Ex: We cannot inveigle her to tell the truth of her actions.
14. kudos - noun an expression of approval and commendation
14. kudos - noun an expression of approval and commendation
Ex: We face we kudos when she received the scholarship.
15. lagniappe - noun a small gift (especially one given by a merchant to a customer who makes a purchase)
15. lagniappe - noun a small gift (especially one given by a merchant to a customer who makes a purchase)
Ex: She gave her best friend a lagniappe after surgery.
16. prolix - adj. tediously prolonged or tending to speak or write at great length
16. prolix - adj. tediously prolonged or tending to speak or write at great length
Ex: She thought the epic was prolixed.
17. protege - noun a person who receives support and protection from an influential patron who furthers the protege's career
17. protege - noun a person who receives support and protection from an influential patron who furthers the protege's career
Ex: He was a protege to the musical world.
18. prototype - noun a standard or typical example
18. prototype - noun a standard or typical example
Ex: The computer generated program was a prototype for hospitals.
19. sycophant - noun a person who tries to please someone in order to gain a personal advantage
19. sycophant - noun a person who tries to please someone in order to gain a personal advantage
Ex: The teacher was very disappointed when she heard her student was a sycophant.
20. tautology - noun useless repetition; (logic) a statement that is necessarily true
20. tautology - noun useless repetition; (logic) a statement that is necessarily true
Ex: The professor wanted his students to avoid tautology in their literature.
21. 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
21. 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
Ex: The bully made her truckle.
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