Monday, September 17, 2012

Vocab#6

Sentences :
OBSEQUIOUS-marked by or exhibiting a fawning attentiveness
beatitude-a state of utmost bliss
bete noire-a person or thing strongly detested or avoided
bode-to announce beforehand
dank-unpleasantly moist or wet
ecumenical- worldwide or general in extent, influence, or application
fervid- very hot
fetid- having a heavy offensive smell
gargantuan-: tremendous in size, volume,
heyday- high spirits
incubus- nightmare
infrastructure- the underlying foundation or framework ( usually system or organization)
inveigle- to win over by wiles
kudos- praise given for achievement
lagniappe- small gift
prolix- using an excess of words , to long
protege - : one who is protected or trained or whose career is furthered by a person of experience, prominence, or influence
prototype-An original type, form, or instance serving as a basis or standard for later stages.
sycophant- suck up ; teacher's pet
tautology- Needless repetition of the same sense in different words; redundancy.
truckle-A small wheel or roller; a caster.

Definitions:
1. Mary was followed by her obsequious boyfriend because he was very jealous.
2. The mans kindness is beatitude.
3. Jose is the bĂȘte noire of the group.
4. This crime could bode for everyone who was involved.
5. Due to the dank it make the fruit rotten quicker.
6.the Christian church ecumenical there religion
7. The fervid speech the principle said to the student got their attention on there education.
8. In heyday, the fair was a way to entertain the community.
9. The incubus of the little boy wouldn't let him sleep.
10. The Evans family have to spend money on repairing infrastructure.
11. Jane inveigled joe to write the teacher an anonymous letter of the bad situation.
12. The boy received a kudos for receiving the highest award possible at school.
13. The grandma gave her granddaughter an lagniappe every time she visits.
14. The teachers speech was unnecessarily prolix.
15. He was a protege of the great composer.
16. The newly married couple tested the prototype of the car.
17. The sycophant student would anything to please their teacher like bringing them gifts and doing extra work.
18. An example of tautology is the beginner just started his job today.
19 The tears trickled down her cheek when she Ws sad about the passing of her aunt.
20 The fetid odor of the swamp was horrible.

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