1) Obsequious: submissive: excessively eager to please or obey
2) Beatitude: bliss: extreme happiness and serenity
3) Bete Noire: a person or thing that someone dislikes very much
4) Bode: be sign of something: to be a particular indication of something that is about to happen
5) Dank: damp and cold: unpleasantly damp and cold
6) Ecumenical: involving people from different kinds of Christian churches
7) Fervid: having or showing feelings that are very strong or too strong
8) Fetid: having a strong, unpleasant smell
9) Gargantuan: huge: tremendously large in amount, number, or size
10) Heyday: somebody's or something's prime: the time of somebody's or something's greatest success, popularity, or power
11) Incubus: one that oppresses or burdens like a nightmare
12) Infrastructure: basic organization: the most basic level of organizational structure in a complex body or system that serves as a foundation for the rest
13) Inveigle: persuade: to charm or entice somebody into doing something that he or she would not otherwise have done
14) Kudos: praise or honor: praise, credit, or glory for an achievement
15) Lagniappe: something given or obtained gratuitously or by way of good measure
16) Prolix: wordy: tiresomely wordy
17) Protege: a young person who is taught and helped by someone who has a lot of knowledge and experience
18) Prototype: an original or first model of something from which other forms are copied or developed
19) Sycophant: a person who praises powerful people in order to get their approval
20) Tautology: a statement in which you repeat a word, idea, etc., in a way that is not necessary
21) Truckle: be submissive: to behave in a weak or servile way
22)Accolade: a mark of acknowledgement; award
23) Acerbity: the quality of being acidic in tone, temper, or mood
24) Attrition: the act of weakening or exhausting by constant harassment, abuse, or attack
25) Bromide: a commonplace or tiresome personor idea
26) Chauvinist: undue partiality or attachment to a group or place to which one belongs or has belonged
27) Chronic: marked by long duration or frequent recurrence
28) Expound: to explain by setting forth in careful and often elaborate detail
29) Factionalism: the existence of or conflict between groups within a larger group
30) Immaculate: clean, neat, and free from blemishes
31) Imprecation: curses that call down on someone
32) Ineluctable: not to be avoided, changed, or resisted; inevitable
33) Mercurial: characterized by rapid and unpredictable changeableness of mood
34) Palliate: to moderate the intensity of
35) Protocol: a code prescribing strict adherence to correct etiquette and precedence
36) Resplendent: shining brilliantly; characterized by a glowing splendor
37) Stigmatize: to describe or identify in disgraceful terms
38) Sub Rosa: in confidence
39) Vainglory: excessive or ostentatious pride especially in one's achievements
40) Vestige: the smallest quantity or trace
41) Volition: an act of making a choice or decision
Sentences:
1) The CEO left all the unimportant tasks to her rather obsequious assistant, who she trusted to get the job done.
2) True beatitude comes from surrounding yourself with ones you love and who treat you right.
3) Kids who remind teachers that there is homework are the bete noire of most classrooms.
4) The lack of rain w
e got during the winter boded a bad season for crops.
5) Anything left to long in their dank storage shelter acquired a rather moist feeling.
6) The religion club on campus was known for their mostly ecumenical ideas about religion.
7) The girl's fervid speech against bullying at the assembly surprised everyone, since she didn't seem like such a passionate person.
8) The mysteriously fetid odor in her messy car led her to having a serious clean-up day.
9) She didn't know hot to handle the gargantuan possibility that she wouldn't be living in her same town the next year.
10) In its heyday, my grandpa's shop was the place to go for books and a cup of coffee.
11) The guilt of what she had done attacked her at night like an relentlessincubus.
12) The complete infrastructure of the idea he had tried to build up crashed down upon him when he started to think realistically.
13) She tried to inveigle the professor to give her a better grade so that she could keep up with her average,
14) Kudos to whoever fixed the copy machine.
15) As a lagniappe, the hotel threw in a small snack basket that the customers could eat without an extra charge.
16) The good-bye was unnecessarily prolix, especially since they were to see each other the next week.
17) The musician's protege took in as much information as he could in the years he spent learning with the master.
18) The inventor collected his old prototypes as a symbol of his struggle.
19) The rising star lost her trust in who really wanted the best for her after falling for a series of sycophants.
20) “A beginner who has just started” is a tautology.
21) She was the kind of girl that truckled to anyone who gave her the time of day.
2) True beatitude comes from surrounding yourself with ones you love and who treat you right.
3) Kids who remind teachers that there is homework are the bete noire of most classrooms.
4) The lack of rain w
e got during the winter boded a bad season for crops.
5) Anything left to long in their dank storage shelter acquired a rather moist feeling.
6) The religion club on campus was known for their mostly ecumenical ideas about religion.
7) The girl's fervid speech against bullying at the assembly surprised everyone, since she didn't seem like such a passionate person.
8) The mysteriously fetid odor in her messy car led her to having a serious clean-up day.
9) She didn't know hot to handle the gargantuan possibility that she wouldn't be living in her same town the next year.
10) In its heyday, my grandpa's shop was the place to go for books and a cup of coffee.
11) The guilt of what she had done attacked her at night like an relentlessincubus.
12) The complete infrastructure of the idea he had tried to build up crashed down upon him when he started to think realistically.
13) She tried to inveigle the professor to give her a better grade so that she could keep up with her average,
14) Kudos to whoever fixed the copy machine.
15) As a lagniappe, the hotel threw in a small snack basket that the customers could eat without an extra charge.
16) The good-bye was unnecessarily prolix, especially since they were to see each other the next week.
17) The musician's protege took in as much information as he could in the years he spent learning with the master.
18) The inventor collected his old prototypes as a symbol of his struggle.
19) The rising star lost her trust in who really wanted the best for her after falling for a series of sycophants.
20) “A beginner who has just started” is a tautology.
21) She was the kind of girl that truckled to anyone who gave her the time of day.
22) The two soldiers who lost their lives fighting for their country received a highaccolades for their services and sacrifices.
23) The new employee of the fast food restaurant was shocked by the frequentacerbity in the voices of the customers she encountered.
24) The attrition from his busy week of sports, school, and work, left John spending most of his weekend resting.
25) Kelsey dreaded the pep rally that was to take place on Friday, already tired from the typical bromides from ASB about how this year was the year they could make a difference.
26) She rejected the male chauvinist who offered her help, stubborn that she could accomplish it herself.
27) My mother claims she suffers from chronic headaches, though really I feel that she gets them from the stress of raising 5 children.
28) My father was careful to expound the careful care of his prized truck when my brother had to borrow it for a night.
29) The factionalism of the student body was ridiculous when you took in to account that they were only running a government for 300 students.
30) Because she had a tendency to procrastinate on her school work by cleaning, her room was immaculate during finals week.
31) She muttered imprecations while cleaning the several muddy footprints her brother left on the carpet because he had forgotten to remove his shoes.
32) It was ineluctable fact that this time next year she would no longer be living with her family, instead thousands of miles away to attend her dream college.
33) Her mercurial temper had even her friends guessing how she would be feeling the next time they saw her.
34) She tried to palliate the severity of what she had done when talking to her mother so that she would not receive the big talk she already saw coming.
35) Because it was against protocol to have access to their cell phones during boot-camp the new marines had to go weeks without talking to their families.
36) She looked resplendent in her new white dress, leaving her boyfriend breathless when she arrived.
37) She felt that the officer stigmatized her offences in hope of making up for fining her for something silly.
38) She helf the painful secrets she had gathered from friends throughout the years sub rosa, not wanting to expose them.
39)The vainglory he showed after winning the championship only helped to turn his school against him
40) My favorite country song talks of the simple vestiges teens leave throughout their favorite spots of town that keep their memories alive even after they have gone.
41) She gave up sweets in her own volition, hoping to start a healthier life style before it was too late.
23) The new employee of the fast food restaurant was shocked by the frequentacerbity in the voices of the customers she encountered.
24) The attrition from his busy week of sports, school, and work, left John spending most of his weekend resting.
25) Kelsey dreaded the pep rally that was to take place on Friday, already tired from the typical bromides from ASB about how this year was the year they could make a difference.
26) She rejected the male chauvinist who offered her help, stubborn that she could accomplish it herself.
27) My mother claims she suffers from chronic headaches, though really I feel that she gets them from the stress of raising 5 children.
28) My father was careful to expound the careful care of his prized truck when my brother had to borrow it for a night.
29) The factionalism of the student body was ridiculous when you took in to account that they were only running a government for 300 students.
30) Because she had a tendency to procrastinate on her school work by cleaning, her room was immaculate during finals week.
31) She muttered imprecations while cleaning the several muddy footprints her brother left on the carpet because he had forgotten to remove his shoes.
32) It was ineluctable fact that this time next year she would no longer be living with her family, instead thousands of miles away to attend her dream college.
33) Her mercurial temper had even her friends guessing how she would be feeling the next time they saw her.
34) She tried to palliate the severity of what she had done when talking to her mother so that she would not receive the big talk she already saw coming.
35) Because it was against protocol to have access to their cell phones during boot-camp the new marines had to go weeks without talking to their families.
36) She looked resplendent in her new white dress, leaving her boyfriend breathless when she arrived.
37) She felt that the officer stigmatized her offences in hope of making up for fining her for something silly.
38) She helf the painful secrets she had gathered from friends throughout the years sub rosa, not wanting to expose them.
39)The vainglory he showed after winning the championship only helped to turn his school against him
40) My favorite country song talks of the simple vestiges teens leave throughout their favorite spots of town that keep their memories alive even after they have gone.
41) She gave up sweets in her own volition, hoping to start a healthier life style before it was too late.
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