I had some serious difficulty coming up with something to post today. One could even say that I was struggling to come up with the words to write. And that’s when inspiration struck; this post is going to just be a list of words that I like with their corresponding definitions and a fun sentence. These are words I have come across on Pinterest, while reading, through an app I use called ‘Word of the Day’ (it’s pretty awesome, you learn a new word everyday and I highly recommend it), in books, or even in everyday conversation or in school. Hopefully by looking at this list, you’ll find a new word that you can use to make yourself seem more intelligent and impressive to your friends and family. So without further ado, here are some words to help you strengthen your vocabulary.
Absquatulate: Run away; usually taking something or somebody along. My friend absquatulated with my car keys.
Acerbic: A sharp and forthright comment or way of speaking. Her tone with me was acerbic.
Apocryphal: A false story or statement that has been wildly circulated as being true. The myth that it takes 7 years to digest gum is an Apocryphal story.
Armamentarium: A collection of resources available for a certain purpose. He had an armamentarium of things related to astronomy.
Aubade: A love song sung at dawn. He played his guitar and sang an aubade as he watched the sun rise.
Axiomatic: Self-evident or unquestionable. It is axiomatic that I love history.
Beatific: Blissfully happy. I felt beatific because I did not fail any of my classes.
Beleaguer: Annoy persistently. When we were younger, my sister used to beleaguer me.
Bezoar: A small and hard mass that can form in the stomach of a goat or sheep. A bezoar is an antidote that Harry used to save Ron’s life in their 6th year.
Bibliophile: A lover of books. I am a bibliophile.
Biddable: Ready to accept and follow instructions. Most stormtroopers are biddable.
Bombinate: Buzz, hum. Bumblebees bombinate.
Boorish: Bad-mannered. His boorish behavior made him hard to get along with.
Bungalow: A small and cozy home. Bungalows were originally developed in South Asia.
Cantankerous: Bad-tempered, argumentative, and uncooperative. Working with someone who is cantankerous is awful.
Concatenation: A series of interconnected things or events. The Harry Potter series is a concatenation of events.
Conniption: A fit of extreme anger or excitement. Cain was jealous and in such a state of conniption that he killed his brother Abel.
Consternation: Feelings of anxiety or dismay, typically at something unexpected. When I am surprised, I often feel consternated.
Dandle: To move a baby up and down in a playful or affectionate way. The mother dandled her baby on her lap.
Dastard: A dishonorable or despicable person. Brutus acted dastardly when he stabbed Caesar.
Defenestration: The act of throwing someone out of a window. Instead of using the killing curse, Voldemort could have simply defenestrated Harry and saved himself a lot of effort.
Donnybrook: A scene of uproar or disorder. People at the meeting began to fight and the place became a donnybrook.
Effervescence: Bubbles in a liquid. Sparkling water is an effervescent drink.
Entelechy: The realization of potential. Aristotle defines the soul as the entelechy of the body.
Extirpate: Root out and destroy completely. We extirpated the weeds in the garden.
Exultant: Triumphantly happy. The disciples felt exultant when they realized Jesus rose from the dead.
Festoon: To decorate a place. The house was festooned with Christmas décor.
Fiasco: A complete failure. My presentation was a total fiasco.
Flibbertigibbet: A flighty or excessively talkative person. I was overwhelmed because the person I was talking to was such a flibbertigibbet.
Floccinaucinihilipilification: The act of deciding that something is useless. Through the process of floccinaucinihilipilification, I realized most of my trivia knowledge was useless.
Futz: To waste time or idle. I futzed around instead of finishing my homework.
Galumph: To move in a clumsy or noisy manner. He galumphed down the aisle.
Gauche: Socially graceless. She was ill-mannered and gauche.
Hardscrabble: Involving hard work and struggle. College can be quite the hardscrabble.
Holus-bolus: All at once. I had a presentation and two papers due holus-bolus.
Hullabaloo: A commotion or fuss. There was such a hullabaloo at the pool last night.
Humdinger: A person or thing that is remarkable or outstanding. All of my friends are humdingers.
Invective: Insulting, abusive, or highly critical language. Her cruel words were invective.
Kerfuffle: A commotion or fuss. I heard a kerfuffle in the kitchen.
Kyoodle: To make loud and useless noises. My friend has a tendency to kyoodle.
Lethologica: The inability to remember a word or name. I always have to apologize for my lethologica when I ask someone their name for the 12th time.
Limerence: The state of being infatuated with another person. He had been in a state of limerence for the past 3 months.
Monomania: Exaggerated or obsessive enthusiasm for one thing. Sheldon experiences monomania in regards to his passion for trains.
Nefarious: Wicked or villainous. Thanos’ plot to obtain all of the infinity stones is nefarious.
Onomatopoeia: A word that sound like its meaning. ‘Cuckoo’ is an example of an onomatopoeia.
Orphic: Mysterious and entrancing. The chamber had an orphic vibe.
Parsimonious: Stingy or frugal with their money or resources. Some people are very parsimonious.
Petrichor: The smell of the earth after rain. I love that petrichor scent.
Peregrination: A long journey. Frodo’s peregrination to Mordor took several years.
Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis: Black lung disease. Coal miners can contract Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis.
Poltroon: A coward. Peter Pettigrew was a poltroon.
Quixotic: Extravagantly chivalrous or romantic. A hopeless romantic will swoon over a quixotic act.
Ratatouille: A spicy French stew. Ratatouille can be made by Pixar rats.
Reticent: Not revealing one’s thoughts or feelings readily. People rightly believe that I tend to be reticent.
Ripsnorter: Something extraordinary. That discovery was a ripsnorter.
Serendipity: The occurrence of happy events by chance. There is so much serendipity to be seen in nature.
Scripturient: Having a passion to write. I write blog post because of my scripturient nature.
Somnambulist: A person who sleepwalks. She had to keep the door to her bedroom locked because she was a somnambulist.
Sonder: The realization that every passerby has a life as vivid and complex as one’s own. When I realized that the other 7 billion people on the earth were as complex and real as me, I experienced sonder.
Sonorous: A deep and full sound. The church bells had a sonorous ring.
Supercilious: Behaving as though one thinks they are superior to others. Many of the Pharisees that Jesus interacted with were supercilious.
Swivet: A fluster or panic. The stress of writing the paper I had due sent me into a swivet.
Tetchy: Bad-tempered and irritable. It is common for people to be tetchy in the morning before they have their coffee.
Tintinnabulation: A tinkling sound. The tintinnabulation her bracelets made when they touched was barely audible.
Turophile: One who loves cheese. I am a Turophile.
Twaddle: Foolish or nonsense speech or writing. Some people may think my blog posts are a bunch of twaddle but they are wrong.
Uniped: A person or animal with only one foot or leg. The flamingo was a uniped because it lost one of its legs while fighting another flamingo.
Woolgather: To engage in idle daydreaming or speculation. Sometimes I woolgather when I should be paying attention in class.
If you’re intrigued by this post and looking forward to what I’ll write about in the future, you can expect a new post every Saturday. Also, if you feel inclined, feel free to leave a comment below about what you think. Thanks for all your support and I hope you’ll come back next week. Stay Amazing!