Vocab #4

obsequious: characterized by or showing servile complaisance or deference;fawning: obedient; dutiful.
The dog was obsequious to its owner

beatitude: supreme blessedness; exalted happiness.
There are beatitudes in the Catholic church

bete noire: a person or thing especially disliked or dreaded; bane; bugbear
That test is a bête niore 

bode: to be an omen of; portend:

dank: unpleasantly moist or humid; damp and, often, chilly:
The swamp was dank

ecumenical: general; universal. including or containing a mixture of diverse elements or styles; mixed: of or relating to the Christian Church throughout the world, esp with regard to its unity
Disney's movies tend to be ecumenical 

fervid: heated or vehement in spirit, enthusiasm, etc.: burning; glowing; intensely hot.
That was a fervid soup, full of excitement and heat

fetid: having an offensive odor; stinking.
Garbage is fetid 

gargantuan: gigantic; enormous; colossal:
We have a gargantuious load of stuff to do our senior year

heyday: the stage or period of greatest vigor, strength, success, etc.; prime:
Back in my heyday...

incubus: an imaginary demon or evil spirit supposed to descend upon sleeping persons; a nightmare;  something that weighs upon or oppresses one like a nightmare.

infrastructure: the basic, underlying framework or features of a system or organization.
Our club's infrastructure was poorly designed therefore the club failed

inveigle: to entice, lure, or ensnare by flattery or artful talk or inducements(usually followed by into): to acquire, win, or obtain by beguiling talk or methods (usually followed by from or away):

kudos: honor; glory; acclaim:

lagniappe: a gratuity or tip.; an unexpected or indirect benefit.

prolix: extended to great, unnecessary, or tedious length; long and wordy.; (of a person) given to speaking or writing at great or tedious length.

protege: a person under the patronage, protection, or care of someone interested in his or her career or welfare.

prototype: the original or model on which something is based or formed.;someone or something that serves to illustrate the typical qualities of a class; model; exemplar:;something analogous to another thing of a later period:

sycophant: a self-seeking, servile flatterer; fawning parasite.

tautology: needless repetition of an idea, especially in words other than those of the immediate context, without imparting additional force or clearness,as in “widow woman.”.

truckle: to submit or yield obsequiously or tamely (usually followed by to):