1) Obsequious: (adj) obedient; dutiful; fawning
2) Beatitude: (n) exalted happiness
3) Bete Noire: (n) a person or thing that one particularly dislikes or dreads
4) Bode: (v) to be an omen of
5) Dank: (adj) unpleasantly moist or humid; damp and, often, chilly
6) Ecumenical: (adj) general; universal: promoting Christian unity throughout the world
7) Fervid: (adj) heated in spirit, enthusiasm; intensely hot, burning
8) Fetid: (adj) having an offensive odor; stinking
9) Gargantuan: (adj) gigantic, enormous
10) Heyday: (n) the stage or period of greatest vigor, strength, success, etc.; prime
11) Incubus: (n) a nightmare
12) Infrastructure: (n) the basic, underlying framework or features of a system or organisation
13) Inveigle:(v) to entice, lure, or ensnare by flattery or artful talk; to acquire by beguiling talk or methods
14) Kudos: (n) honor, glory, acclaim
15) Lagniappe: (n) tip, bonus, gratuity
16) Prolix: (adj) extended to great, unnecessary, or tedious length; long and wordy
17) Protege: (n) a person under the care of someone interested in his or her career or welfare.
18) Prototype: (n) the original or model on which something is based on for formed; someone who serves to illustrate the typical qualities of something.
19) Sycophant: (n) a self-seeking, servile flatterer; fawning parasite
20) Tautology: (n) needless repetition of an idea
21) Truckle: (v) to submit or yield obsequiously or tamely
HEY! ! ! Welcome to my blog! My name is Maria Luna. Here, I will be posting things from my expository composition and my AP English class. I am a firm believer of the saying "It's not what you say but how you say it." With that in mind, feel free to comment or add to the posts in here.
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