Vocabulary #6

1.obsequious- (adj) obedient; dutiful; fawning

- They were served by obsequiouswaiters.

2.beatitude- (n) exalted happiness
- His beatitude was shown when he got accepted into his dream college. 

3.bete noire- (n) a person or thing that one particularly dislikes or dreads
- The presentations were the bete noire and I did not want to do mine. 

4.bode- (v) to be an omen of
-These rain clouds don't bode well for our picnic.

5.dank- (adj) unpleasantly moist or humid; damp and, often, chilly
- The blokes have long dank hair and a laddish look in their eyes.

6.ecumenical- (adj) general; universal: promoting Christian unity throughout the world

- The ecumenical organization preached about Christianity.

7.fervid- (adj) heated in spirit, enthusiasm; intensely hot, burning
- His fervid attitude really got him going he had to sit down and relax. 

8.fetid- (adj) having an offensive odor; stinking
- The fetid woman in the salon really needed to bathe. 

9.gargantuan- (adj) gigantic, enormous
- The skyscraper was gargantuan. 

10.heyday- (n) the stage or period of greatest vigor, strength, success, etc.; prime

- The lawyer had a lot of heyday in his life. 

11.incubus- (n) a nightmare
- The child woke up from an incubusthe other night. 

12.infrastructure- (n) the basic, underlying framework or features of a system or organisation
-Roads and bridges are considered asinfrastructure in the United States.

13.inveigle- (v) to entice, lure, or ensnare by flattery or artful talk; to acquire by beguiling talk or methods
-Her son tried to inveigle her into giving him the money for a car.

14.kudos- (n) honor, glory, acclaim
-Susan gave kudos to Bob for his job well done.

15.lagniappe- (n) tip, bonus, gratuity 
-  The guitar player received lagniappefor a good gig. 

16.prolix- (adj) extended to great, unnecessary, or tedious length; long and wordy
-His prolix speech was over forty five minutes long. 

17.protege- (n) a person under the care of someone interested in his or her career or welfare.
-Under the guidance of his mentor, the young protege was able to achieve success in his field. 

18.prototype- (n) the original or model on which something is based on for formed; someone who serves to illustrate the typical qualities of something 

-The rocket scientist built a prototypeof a rocket he planned on launching. 

19.sycophant- (n) a self-seeking, servile flatterer; fawning parasite
-Hoping to get the best mark in class,the sycophant flattered his teacher at every opportunity. 

20.tautology- (n) needless repetition of an idea

-Critics of evolutionary theory have long argued that the concept of natural selection is a tautology.

21.truckle- (v) to submit or yield obsequiously or tamely

- Don't truckle to unreasonable demands.

22. Accolade- (n) award, honor 

- The play received accolades from the press.

23. Acerbity- (n) sourness, with roughness orastringency of taste

- Her acerbity was shown through the sharpness of her eyes.

24. Attrition- (n) a reduction or decrease in numbers,size, or strength 

-Our club has had ahigh rate of attrition because so many members have moved away.

25. Bromide- (n) a person who is platitudinous and boring; a trite saying

-Some bromide about the literary life being as unfair as the normal one may have to do.

26. Chauvinist- (n) a person who is aggressively and blindly patriotic, especially one devoted to military glory

-My male coworkers are all chauvinistswho feel that a woman should stay at home, have children, and certainly not manage a Fortune 500 company.

27. Chronic- (adj) constant; habitual; inveterate; having long had a disease 

-They may become chronic with serious loss of blood.

28. Expound- (v) to explain; to interpret

-An idea first expounded by darwin in on the origin of species.

29. Factionalism- (adj) of a faction or factions; self-interested

-I answered that both groups were suffering from serious defects and advised him to take measures to liquidate factionalism.

30. Immaculate- (adj) free from spot or stain; free from moral blemish; pure; free from fault

-Well, you don't have to keep your house looking immaculate all the time, just in case someone turns up to view.

31. Imprecation- (n) the act of imprecations; cursing

-The great joy of the moment, however, is dancing to music instead of the sound of my own breathing and muttered imprecations.

32. Ineluctable- (adj) incapable of being evaded; inescapable 

-Ineluctable sense of dynamics, which means also his structural control of each work.

33. Mercurial- (adj) changeable; animated; lively

-Mercurial barometer reveals a number of interesting changes.

34. Palliate- (v) to relieve or lessen without curing; alleviate; to try and conceal the gravity if excuses, apologies -The primary goal is to help the patient and cure or palliate the disease.

35. Protocol- (n) a supplementary international agreement; the customs and regulations dealing with diplomatic formality 

-We currently have several securityprotocols in place to insure that any sensitive company information is protected.

36. Resplendent- (adj) shining brilliantly; gleaming; splendid

-She looked resplendent in her wedding dress.

37. Stigmatize- (v) to set some mark of disgrace; to mark with a stigma or brand.

-People stigmatize the word "tutor." 

38. Sub Rosa- (n) confidentially; secretly; privately

-The meeting was held sub rosa, due to the sensitive nature of its content

39. Vainglory- (n) excessive elation or pride over one's own achievements, abilities; boastful vanity

-He did not hesitate to flaunt his great personal vainglory in public.

40. Vestige- (n) a mark, trace, or visible evidence of something that us no longer present or in existence

-The mummy had decomposed so badly that only vestiges of the cotton gauze could be seen.

41. Volition- (n) the act of willing, or choosing, or resolving; exercise of willing; a choice of decision made by the will

-He decided to enter rehab of his own free volition.