Wednesday, September 18, 2013

Vocab #5


BeatitudeSupreme blessedness.

Bete noirea disliked person.

BodeBe an omen of a particular outcome
-Their argument did not bode well for the future.

DankDisagreeably damp, musty, and typically cold.

EcumenicalPromoting or relating to unity among the world's Christian churches.

FervidIntensely enthusiastic or passionate.

FetidSmelling bad.
Gargantuanof great mass

HeydayThe period of a person's or thing's greatest success or popularity.

IncubusA cause of distress or anxiety.

InfrastructureThe basic physical and organizational structures and facilities needed for the operation.

InveiglePersuade (someone) to do something by means of deception or flattery.

KudosPraise for an achievement.

LagniappeSomething given as a bonus or extra gift.

ProlixUsing or containing too many words; tediously lengthy.

Protegea person who receives support and protection from an influential patron who furthers the protege's career.

PrototypeA 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.

TautologyThe saying of the same thing twice in different words.

TruckleSubmit or behave obsequiously.

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