1. obsequious: (adj.) characterized by or showing servile complaisance or deference; fawning. Obedient.
She is only obsequious when she needs something.
2. Beatitude: (noun) supreme blessedness or
happiness
The girl had an aura of pure beatitude that no one could dislike.
3. bête noire: (noun) something that is particularly disliked
Although it is a part of life all Americans experience, I will always see homework on weekends and vacations a bête noire.
4. bode: (verb) to be an omen of, predict or foretell
The fortune teller boded what will be the destiny of the young married couple.
5. dank: (adj.) unpleasantly damp and chilly
Don't let yourself be clubbed by dank submission.
6. ecumenical: (adj.) universal
English is an ecumenical language because wherever you go, most people will know or understand English.
7. fervid: (adj.) intensely passionate
He was fervid when it came to football and put more effort and time than most people could ever do.
8. fetid: (adj.) having a stale nauseating smell, as of decay
The trash can smelled badly of a fetid air every time it was opened.
9. gargantuan: (adj.) sometimes capital huge; enormous
The artwork was a gargantuan piece taking up almost one whole room in the museum.
10. heyday: (noun) the time of most power, popularity, vigor, etc; prime
The 80's is a heyday for many Americans.
11. incubus: (noun) something that oppresses, worries, or disturbs greatly, esp a nightmare or obsession
My dream was an incubus because it felt so real and I knew for a fact that it could happen in real life.
12. infrastructure: (noun) the basic structure of an organization, system, etc
It is important for each club at school to have a infrastructure so that
it is easier to process everything and easier to plan everything for
the whole group.
13. inveigle: (verb) often fall by into or an infinitive to lead (someone into a situation) or persuade (to do something) by cleverness or trickery
The thief was such a master at inveigling that no one, at first, would
suspect him to take anything until its too late and gone.
14. kudos: (noun) functioning as singular acclaim, glory, or prestige
We all gave kudos to the students who posted all the definitions of the vocabulary words.
15. lagniappe: (noun) something given or obtained as a gratuity or bonus, small trinket
The coach gave a player a lagniappe for all the hard work that was done during the season.
16. prolix: (adj.) so long as to be boring; verbose
The class was honestly prolix to a point where at least six students had fallen asleep.
17. protégé: (noun) a person who is protected and aided by the patronage of another person
The princess was a protege in the story.
18. prototype: (noun) one of the first units manufactured of a product, which is tested so that the design can be changed if necessary before the product is manufactured commercially
I wonder what the prototype of an iPhone looked like since it is so high
tech and full of wonderous ways of using it all over the world.
19. sycophant: (noun) a person who uses flattery to win favor from individuals wielding influence; toady
There is always at least one sycophant who buys their way to getting a good grade.
20. tautology: (noun) the use of words that merely repeat
elements of the meaning already conveyed
The essay topic required to use tautology in order to relate to the passage given.
21. truckle: (verb) to yield weakly; give in
The little kids truckled and came into the house after smelling the sweet smell of their mother's pie.
