obsequious - adj. attentive in an ingratiating or servile manner; attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery
The obsequious player tried to brown nose his way to a spot on the team.
beatitude - noun one of the eight sayings of Jesus at the beginning of the Sermon on the Mount; in Latin each saying begins with `beatus' (blessed); a state of supreme happiness
The beatitude I recieved after accomplishing my life goals was amazing.
bode - verb indicate by signs
He was boded to leave his house by the packed bags in his room.
dank - adj. unpleasantly cool and humid
The atmosphere of the cellar was dank.
ecumenical - adj. of worldwide scope or applicability; concerned with promoting unity among churches or religions
After seeing all of the violence in the world Jame set out to try to make ecumenical peace.
fervid - adj. extremely hot; characterized by intense emotion
The two rivals got in a frevid arguement over who was right.
fetid - adj. offensively malodorous
The rotting food had a fetid stench to it.
gargantuan - adj. of great mass; huge and bulky
The gargantuan building towered over the city.
heyday - noun the period of greatest prosperity or productivity
Families were making twice the amount now back in the heydays.
incubus - noun a male demon believed to lie on sleeping persons and to have sexual intercourse with sleeping women; someone who depresses or worries others; a situation resembling a terrifying dream
The women's incubus caused people to feel bad for her.
infrastructure - noun the stock of basic facilities and capital equipment needed for the functioning of
a country or area; the basic structure or features of a system or organization
The cities infastructure revolved around to production of brown hats.
inveigle - verb influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering
The man inveigled good calls from the female referee.
kudos - noun an expression of approval and commendation
I gave Tommy kudos for his excellent work.
lagniappe - noun a small gift (especially one given by a merchant to a customer who makes a purchase)
He bought her a lagniappe instead of a big gift for their anniversary.
prolix - adj. tediously prolonged or tending to speak or write at great length
The essay given to the class was just a prolix assignment.
protege - noun a person who receives support and protection from an influential patron who furthers the protege's career
The protege was working under Bill Gates, the best in his industry.
prototype - noun a standard or typical example
They created a protoype for the trial.
sycophant - noun a person who tries to please someone in order to gain a personal advantage
He is a sycophant.
tautology - noun useless repetition; (logic) a statement that is necessarily true
The statement is a tautology.
truckle - noun a low bed to be slid under a higher bed; verb yield to out of weakness; try to gain favor by cringing or flattering
I truckled my way to this position.
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