VOCAB #6

obsequious (adj) - obedient/attentive to an excessive or servile degree
Ex: People thought that Ryan Leaf was obsequious, but really he didn't want to obey anyone.

beatitude (n) - supreme blessedness
Ex: Ryan Leaf being drafted number 2 overall was definitely a beatitude.

bete noire (n) - a person/thing that one particularly dislikes
Ex: Apparently, good quarterback play was one of Ryan Leaf's bete noires. 

bode (v) - to be an omen of a particular outcome
Ex: His immaturity didn't bode well for Ryan Leaf's career.

dank (adj) - disagreeably cold/musty
Ex: Most of the time, Leaf's attitude was dank and cold.

ecumenical (adj) - representing a number of different Christian churches
Ex: Leaf's behavior was so out of control that an ecumenical conference was called to discuss his actions.

fervid (adj) - excessively passionate
Ex: Some considered Leaf's actions as fervid excitement for the game, but really it was just gaudy, uncontrollable, rudeness.

fetid (adj) - smelling extremely unpleasant
Ex: The back of his jersey smelled fetid because Leaf was always on his back after being sacked.

gargantuan (adj) - huge, massive
Ex: Ryan Leaf was a gargantuan in college, but looked small and unimportant in the pros.

heydey (n) - [slang] prime, peak
Ex: Ryan Leaf has passed his heydey, now he is in jail for cocaine use.

incubus (n) - a sneaky or suspicious person
Ex: When he is on cocaine Ryan Leaf is an incubus.

infrastructure (n) - the frame or structure of something
Ex: The infrastructure for the case that Ryan Leaf was a good NFL quarterback doesn't exist.

inveigle (v) - to persuade by deception/flattery
Ex: Ryan Leaf tried to inveigle some more playing time after he got benched, it didn't work.

kudos (n) - praise/recognition for an achievement
Ex: All the kudos he received in college went to Ryan Leaf's head.

lagniappe (n) - insignificant extra/bonus gift
Ex: Ryan Leaf's million dollar signing bonus was no lagniappe.

prolix (adj) - [in writing] lengthy or superfluous wordiness
Ex: Ryan Leaf's fake apology was definitely not defined by its prolixity.

protege (n) - a person guided by an older mentor
Ex: Ryan Leaf really could have used a protege, but instead he tried to do everything on his own.

prototype (n) - example or first draft
Ex: Ryan Leaf is a prototype of a draft bust.

sycophant (n) - basically a suck up
Ex: instead of being a sycophant, Ryan Leaf took the opposite course and disrespected everyone.

tautology (n) - literary mistake where you say the same thing with two different words
Ex: Ryan Leaf was a bad quarterback that couldn't throw the ball or lead a team.

truckle (v) - to act obsequiously
Ex: Unlike a sycophant (who would be obsequious) Ryan Leaf never truckled anyone.

accolade (n)- a privilege or award based on merit
Ex: In the NFL, Ryan Leaf didn't receive any accolades.

acerbity (adj)- sharp or bitter speech
Ex: After losing (which he did a lot) Ryan Leaf's post game interviews were usually acerbity.

attrition (n)- action of reducing someone's strength
Ex: All that cocaine was an attrition to Ryan's body.

bromide (n)- a trite or unoriginal remark intended to sooth
Ex: After he got cut, Ryan's mother offered him a bromide, it didn't help much.

chauvinist (n)- someone with aggressive or excessive patriotism
Ex: Ryan Leaf hates America, he is definitely not a chauvinist.

chronic (adj)- persisting or recurring for a long time
Ex: Ryan Leaf has a chronic addiction to cocaine.

expound (v)- present systematically or in detail
Ex: Ryan Leaf tried to expound to his coach why he should still start, but he didn't go for it.

factionalism (v)- splitting a group into 2 factions
Ex: There are two main factions, those who think the Chargers wasted a pick on Ryan Leaf, and those who think they should have picked someone else, that's factionalism.

immaculate (adj)- only possible through divine intervention
Ex: It would be immaculate if Ryan Leaf was able to be not doing cocaine.

imprecation (n)- a spoken curse
Ex: Some blame the fact that someone gave Leaf an imprecation for the reason he sucked.

ineluctable (adj)- unable to be resisted or avoided
Ex: It was ineluctable that Peyton Manning would be picked first and Ryan Leaf second.

mercurial (adj)- subject to sudden mood or mind changes
Ex: Ryan Leaf was extremely mercurial, he had massive mood swings.

palliate (v)- to make less severe/unpleasant without uprooting the cause
Ex: They tried to palliate the Chargers by adding better players, but they really needed to just remove Ryan.

protocol (n)- necessary/mandatory in a workplace
Ex: Wearing a helmet is standard protocol in Ryan Leaf's old profession.

resplendent (adj)- attractive through rich color
Ex: Ryan Leaf always wore dull colors or black, he was never known for his resplendent fashion sense.

stigmatize (v)- to describe as worthy of disgrace or disapproval
Ex: There is only one way to talk about Ryan Leaf, through stigmatization.

sub rosa (adj/adv)- done in secret
Ex: When they cut Ryan Leaf they did it sub rosa, no one knew about it.

vainglory (n)- extreme vanity, excessive pride in one's accomplishments
Ex: Everyone knows that Ryan Leaf was an extreme vainglory.

vestige (n)- a trace of something that doesn't exist anymore
Ex: I thought i found a vestige that Ryan Leaf is a good quarterback.

volition (n)- the faculty or power of using one's will
Ex: Ryan Leaf had no volition.