vocabulary #6

beatitude-exalted happiness
I felt beatitude when the U.S. won the most olympic gold medals.

bete noire-something disliked or avoided
The cheeseburger was the vegetarian's bete noire.

bode- to predict
the physcic boded that he would die in a car crash.

dank-unpleasantly moist or damp
the jail cell was very dark and dank

ecumenical-general or universal
electricity is ecumenical in the United States

fervid-heated or vehement in spirit

The horse had a fervid nature

fetid-having an offensive odor

There was a fetid arroma in the bathroom.

gargantuan-gigantic, enormous
Goliath was a gargantuan compared to David.

heyday-prime, high spirits
The footballs team heyday was when they one the superbowl.

incubus-something that weights down somebody, nightmare
The haunting of their house was an incubus for the family.

infrastructure-basic framework of a system or organization
The buildings infrastructure was built to withstand hurricanes

inveigle-to lure or ensnare with flattering talk
Women tend to inveigle men to do what they want.

kudos- honor, glory, aclaim
The superheroes were known for their kudos

lagniappe-unexpected or indirect benefit
Paying it forward may come back to you as a lagniappe

prolix-extended to great lengths that are unecessary
making the jump ten feet taller was a prolix as it was already over the world record.

protege-person under the patronage of someone interested in their career

prototype-original model that something is based on
The hovercraft never moved past being just a prototype as it was not succesful.

sycophant-self seeking flatterer
The teacher's pet was called an obsequious sycophant by the other student

tautology-instance of repetition
the talk show host always uses tautology to kill time

truckle-submit or yield obsequiously 
The dog truckled to his owner for food