Vocabulary: Fall List 4 ❗️

obsequious - adj. attentive in an ingratiating or servile manner; attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery

-Her daughter, being obsequious, convonced her teacher to give her another day for her due assignment. 
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

-He was in a forever beatitude after getting into a relationship. 
bete - verv to better; to mend. 

He beted the ugly situation from the day before with his sister. 

noire - adjective crime fiction featuring hard-boiled cynical characters and bleak sleazy settings. 

-The book that she was reading seemed to be bery noire. 
bode - verb indicate by signs

-He was bodes off the road after seeing 'Road Work Ahead' signs. 
dank - adj. unpleasantly cool and humid

-The weather in the desert is very dank. 
ecumenical - adj. of worldwide scope or applicability; concerned with promoting unity among churches or religions

-The priest at the church down the road seems very ecumenical. 
fervid - adj. extremely hot; 

characterized by intense emotion

-By the sight of her tears and angered words, you could tell she was fervid about the situation. 
fetid - adj. having a heavy offensive smell

-The baby's diaper was fetid. 
gargantuan - adj. of great mass; huge and bulky

-His hamburger was so gargantuan I'd never thought that he'd be able to finish it. 
heyday - noun the period of greatest prosperity or productivity

-The Roaring 20's can be consider a heyday moment. 
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

-His viewing of the scary movie led to many incubuses while he tried to sleep. 
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

-Our country is based on many different infrastructures in order to be successful. 
inveigle - verb influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering

-Teachers constantly inveigle us to turn in our assignments. 
kudos - noun an expression of approval and commendation

-After being accepted into her first priority college, her family gave her kudos. 
lagniappe - noun a small gift (especially one given by a merchant to a customer who makes a purchase)

-Even the most simple lagniappes can make someone's day. 
prolix - adj. tediously prolonged or tending to speak or write at great length

-He has a prolix sense of humor. 
protege - noun a person who receives support and protection from an influential patron who furthers the protege's career

-The doctor's intern is his protege. 
prototype - noun a standard or typical example

-After completing the prototype, they were granted access to design the final product. 
sycophant - noun a person who tries to please someone in order to gain a personal advantage

-The girl who does stuff for others all the time is considered a sycophant. 
tautology - noun useless repetition; (logic) a statement that is necessarily true

-Tautology can be used in many different types of literarure. 
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

-A bunk bed is sort of like a truckle.