Kids become obsequious towards their parents when they are in need of a favor.
Beatitude: supreme happiness.
I was overcome by beatitude when I received my first car.
Bete Noire: a person or thing especially disliked or dreaded.
Vocabulary quizzes are one of the many bete noires of high school.
Bode: an omen.
Bad weather is considered to be a bad bode.
Dank: humid.
Georgia weather is very dank in the summer.
Ecumenical: the whole Christian church.
The Holy Bible is an ecumenical object used throughout Christianity.
Fervid: burning; glowing; intensely hot.
Her passion for the arts was fervid intensely as she danced in the ballet concert.
Fetid: Having an offensive odor.
There was a strong and fetid smell coming from his gym clothes.
Gargantuan: gigantic; enormous.
Many people claim my earring are gargantuan and exceed the average size.
Heyday:The stage or period of greatest strength or success.
Incubus: a nightmare.
My brother still has intense incubuses of the car crash he was involved in.
Infrastructure: basic structure needed for a system or organization.
Without a solid infrastructure on how the country is run, we will surely fall into another depression.
Inveigle: to entice or lure by flattery.
Many insecure women are easily inveigled by men .
Kudos: glory or praise.
The Golden Warrior is used to give Kudos to overachievers.
Lagniappe: Gratuity or tip.
It's common courtesy to leave a decent lagniappe for a good waitress.
Prolix: tedious length.
It's important to refrain from being overly prolix when producing an essay.
Protege: A person under the guidance and care of a mentor.
Becoming a protege can be great for first hand experience on a job.
Prototype: Original or model on which something is based from.
Creators have to test their prototypes before they can distribute the product.
Sycophant: self-seeking in order to gain an advantage.
Children often become obsequious sycophants when they want something from their parents.
Tautology: Unnecessary repetition of an idea. Saying somthing twice with different words.
Some authors use tautology throughout their novels to point of important factors of their stories.
Truckle: To submit, suck up.
My sisters attitude subsides and she begins to truckle to my parents when she is about to be punished.
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