Wednesday, September 17, 2014

Vocab #3

Obsequious- to be attentive or obedient,- it is good to be obsequious in class.
Beatiude- extreme blessedness or happiness.
Bete Noirre- a person or thing one particularly dislikes.- A bete Noirre is like a pet peeve.
bode- be an omen of  a particular outcome.- Benny busting the guts out of a baseball was bode for the rest of the movie.
Dank- a moist particularly disagreeable feeling or smell. 
Ecumenial- representing a large number of christian churches. The congregation was ecumenial
Fervid- intensely passionate, the guy was a fervid football fan.
Fetid- smelling very unpleasant- that fart was very fetid.
heyday- the prime of something.
Incubus- one that has sexual intercourse while the other is sleeping.????
Infrastructure- Stuf that's built. like roads. buildings, etc...
inveigle-persuade someone by means of flattery- He was trying to inveigle me into buying that car.
Lagniappe- small gift given to the buyer of a product in olden days. 
Prolix- Lengthy, usually tedious.
Protege- Almost like an apprentice.
Prototype- the test type.
Sycophant- someone who patronizes, or acts obsequiously to gain an advantage.
Tautology- saying the same thing twice in different words.
Truckle- Barrel shaped cheese.

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