VOCABULARY #6

obsequious: obedient or attentive to an excessive or servile degree
beatitude: supreme blessedness
bete noire: a person or thing that one particularly dislikes or dreads
bode: to announce beforehand, or predict
dank: disagreeably damp, musty, and typically cold
ecumenical: representing a number of different Christian churches; nondenominational 
fervid: intensely enthusiastic or passionate, 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: something that weighs upon or oppresses someone like a nightmare

infrastructure:  the basic structures needed for the operation of a society or enterprise
inveigle: persuade to do something by means of flattery or deception 

kudos: praise and honor received for an achievement 
lagniappe: something given as a bonus or extra gift
prolix: using or containing too many words, tediously lengthy
protege: a person who is guided by an older and more experienced person
prototype: a first model of something
sycophant: a person who acts obsequiously toward someone important in order to gain an advantage
tautology: the saying of the same thing twice in different words
truckle: to submit or behave obediently

accolade: an award or privilege granted as a special honor or as an acknowledgement of merit
acerbity: sharp and forthright, especially about a style of speaking
attrition: the action of gradually reducing the strength something or someone through sustained attack or pressure
bromide: an unoriginal idea or remark, usually intended to soothe or make less angry
chauvinist: a person displaying aggressive or exaggerated patriotism
chronic: persisting for a long time or constantly recurring
expound: to present and explain (a theory or idea) systematically and in detail
factionalism: being self-interested; belonging to a faction (a group of people forming a minority in a larger body)
immaculate: perfectly clean, neat, or tidy
imprecation: a spoken curse
ineluctable: unable to be resisted or avoided
mercurial: subject to sudden or unpredictable changes of mood or mind
palliate: make less severe or unpleasant without removing the cause (usually about disease)
protocol: the official procedure or system of rules, usually governing affair of state
resplendent: attractive and impressive through being richly colorful
stigmatize: describe or regard as worthy of disgrace or disapproval
sub rosa: happening or done in secret
vainglory: excessive vanity
vestige: a trace of something that is disappearing or doesn't exist
volition: a choice or decision made by the will 

• The obsequious guy always offered to buy her lunch and carry her books, even when she didn't ask.
• His bete noire was spinach, he had always hated the vegetable.
• The psychic boded that she would have bad luck, and as she walked out of the building she tripped and broke her arm.
• The campers couldn't find dry firewood, everything they found was dank.
• The Christian family went to multiple ecumenical churches.
• Although it was their job, the cheerleaders got so fervid that it began to annoy the crowd.
• The gargantuan tree took up the entire backyard.
• He finally reached his heyday, after graduating from medical school and getting a job at a prestigious hospital.
• Her extreme incubus of heights, prevented her from ever getting on an airplane.
• The city budget included money for the renewal of infastructure, such as bridges and streets.
• The girl inveigled the worker to give her a discount by telling him he was cute.
• I gave kudos to my friend who had just graduated college.
• In addition to his salary, the manager gave the worker a lagniappe.
• The teacher critiqued her run-on sentences and said her paper was prolix.
• The pianist's protege practiced everyday so he would someday be as skilled as his mentor.
• The inventor's prototype was so basic compared to the final product.
• The sycophant of a soccer mom talked to the coach a lot, so her son would get the starting position.
• An example of tautology is something, such as, this sentence.
• The boyfriend truckled to the demands of his crazy girlfriend.
• She got the prestigious accolade as a result of her two hundred hours of volunteer work.
• The book was acerbically written, the author just focused on the main points and avoided pointless detail.
• The soldiers used attrition and slowly but surely won over the fort.
• As the child whined about not getting the popular new toy, his dad used the bromide remark "life isn't fair". 
• The chauvinist was known for his giant American flag in his front yard and his numerous patriotic bumper stickers.
• The woman's chronic illness persisted for years and years, and never went away despite how much doctors tried to palliate it.
• The economics professor expound the idea of supply and demand in a simple, straightforward powerpoint presentation.
• The Amish people practice factionalism, in that they are separate from the majority of society.
• The old lady's house was immaculate, everything was in place and there wasn't a speck of dirt to be seen.
• In Harry Potter saying Voldemort's name was an imprecation.
• Although he was on a diet, the chocolate cake was ineluctable so he had to eat a piece.
• The mercurial bride couldn't commit to one type of flower for her bouquet.
• The man was fired for not following protocol and giving his friends a discount on the product.
• She chose the most colorful flowers because she liked resplendent things.
• Mental illnesses are stigmatized, even though they are common.
• The surprise party was sub rosa, and the birthday girl was shocked when all of her close friends jumped out at her. 

The self-absorbed prom queen was known for her vainglory.

 As the fireworks faded from the sky, there was just a vestige of light left behind.

When her great-grandfather passed away, she got her inheritance due to volition.