Vocab #6

1. Beatitude: (noun) supreme blessedness or happiness
He wasn't a guy of all beatitude and perfection.
2. bête noire: (noun) something that is particularly disliked
Doing homework is  bête noire for me.
3. bode: (verb) to be an omen of, predict or foretell
It seems like this will not bode well for the future.
4. dank: (adj.) unpleasantly damp and chilly
It was so gloomy and dank day.
5. ecumenical: (adj.) universal
It is hard to find a person who is ecumenical.
6. fervid: (adj.) intensely passionate
He made a fervid speech in front of thousands of people.
7. fetid: (adj.) having a stale nauseating smell, as of decay
My brother's room has fetid smell that no one likes to go in.
8. gargantuan: (adj.) sometimes capital huge; enormous
Improving your grade in C to A is gargantuan.
9. heyday: (noun) the time of most power, popularity, vigor, etc; prime
When hard situation come, think about heyday you will get later.
10. incubus: (noun) something that oppresses, worries, or disturbs greatly, esp a nightmare or obsession
I think waiting for the SAT date is incubus, just terrifying!
11. infrastructure: (noun) the basic structure of an organization, system, etc ?
12. inveigle: (verb) often fall by into or an infinitive to lead (someone into a situation) or persuade (to do something) by cleverness or trickery ?
13. kudos: (noun) functioning as singular acclaim, glory, or prestige
Our class president received kudos for his outstanding work.
14. lagniappe: (noun) something given or obtained as a gratuity or bonus, small trinket
When I bought a cereal, I got lagniappe with it.
15. prolix: (adj.) so long as to be boring; verbose
It is important to write an essay that are not prolix.
16. protégé: (noun) a person who is protected and aided by the patronage of another person
If someone is getting threaten by someone, get protégé.
17. 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
Before new car comes out, they need to have prototype that can test if there is anything wrong with it.
18. sycophant: (noun) a person who uses flattery to win favor from individuals wielding influence; toady?
19. tautology: (noun) the use of words that merely repeat elements of the meaning already conveyed
When writting an essay, try not to use tautology.
20. truckle: (verb) to yield weakly; give in
Fighting for too long might make you truckle easily, so have some rest!