Vocab #6

As a note, instead of copying and pasting my last ones, I'm going back and redoing all of the definitions and sentences. If any are similar, or even exactly the same, then it's completely coincidental, no sarcasm.

Obsequious: Obedient is an annoying fashion

"The staff is very superb, they are very attentive without being obsequious"

Beatitude: Supreme blessedness or happiness

"When I approached him, he greeted me with much beatitude, which made my day a lot better."

Bete Noire: A person or thing that one dislikes or dreads

"My math class is my least favorite class because I can't stand my teacher, he is a bete noire of mine."

Dank: Unpleasantly damp, musty or humid

"The old cellar was quite cold and dank when we went to explore it."

Ecumenical: General or universal

"Every book the author writes has a theme intended to be ecumenical."

Fervid: Heated in spirit or enthusiasm

"The general store has been open for twenty years, definitely due to the owner's fervid hard work."

Fetid: Having bad or offensive odor

"The cheese was quite delicious, but was also quite fetid when opened from the wax."

Gargantuan: Gigantic

"The building was quite gargantuan being about 38 stories high."

Heyday: A period of great success

"The owner reflected on the heyday of his store when he'd get about 700 customers a day."

Incubus: Something that worries something greatly

"Jim had an Incubus of having his essay done by the deadline."

Infrastructure: The basic framework of an organization

"The organization has been around for quite some time, probably because of their good infrastructure."

Inveigle: To convince by flattery

"The magician with his perfect charms was always able to inveigle people from the audience to be volunteers."

Kudos: Honor, glory, or acclaim

"He has received many kudos for his hard work in science."

Lagniappe: An unexpected benefit

"After doing his essay and finding out it wasn't due the day he though, he got a lagniappe of having no homework the next day."

Prolix: To extend to unnecessary length

"The teacher prolixed the assignment and added 4 more pages of reading."

Protege: Someone under protection of something

"He was a protege to his insurance company in case he was ever in an accident."

Prototype: An early form of something, that a model is based off of

"When at the factory, you can always see some early prototypes of motor vehicles."

Sycophant: A self-seeking servile flatterer

"Everyone remembered him as his sycophant, or his sidekick at times."

Tautology: Repeating a general idea but with different wording or phrases

"The teacher frequently used tautology on his students in hope they would understand better."

Truckle: To submit or yield obsequiously

"He always tried to truckle poor ideas to his boss, and always was rejected."

Accolade: An award or honor

"The Nobel Peace prize is one of the highest accolades that one can receive."

Acerbity: Harshness or severity

"For some reason, after not seeing his friend for quite some time, his friend greeted him with much unneeded acerbity."

Attrition: A decrease in numbers

"Sales in watches went through a large attrition since they put a clock on the smart phone."

Bromide: One who is boring

"Everyone avoided him at parties and gatherings because he was very bromide, like telling very uninteresting stories."

Chauvinist: One who has a lot of pride over their country

"Bill was quite the chauvinist when it came to America. He always was the first to launch fireworks on The Fourth Of July."

Chronic: Recurring or constant

"She has had a long history of chronic migraines."

Expound: To explain in detail

"Since his brother didn't understand, he had to expound the instructions over and over again."

Factionalism: Being or belonging to a faction

"Factionalism was quite common in early forms of government."

Immaculate: Spotlessly clean

"His mom wouldn't let him have friends over until the entire house was immaculate."

Imprecation: A curse

"The team was having their worst season yet, they were under a terrible imprecation."

Ineluctable: Incapable of being evaded

"It always seemed that she was ineluctable when she went out in public, and always saw people she knew."

Mercurial: Lively, animated

"No one ever understood why he was so mercurial, even on the earliest of mornings."

Palliate: To relieve without curing

"He thought telling his friend jokes would palliate his friend's depression."

Protocol: An original draft

"The team reviewed the protocol of the document and talked about what needed improving."

Resplendent: Shining brilliant

He was quite a resplendent student, having a GPA of 4.3

Stigmatize: To put a mark or disgrace upon

"The murders he committed stigmatized his family to a great extent."

Sub Rosa: Secret or private

"The couple kept their engagement sub rosa until they found an appropriate time to announce it to their friends and family."

Vainglory: Excessive pride over an achievement

"He had a large vainglory over his good test score that lasted for a few days."

Vestige: A trace of something that was there before

"Fossils are a vestige of the dinosaurs."

Volition: Choosing or making a decision on one's will

"She left home and moved away on her own volition."