Too often do I try to pick up new vocabulary and end up just staring blankly at the page. Words like lollapalooza and aglet, who uses them anyways? But you can still impress the world with a herculean vocabulary without having to search for weird conversations about aglets. Here are five easy ones:
5.
Effervescent
ef·fer·ves·cent /ˌefərˈvesənt/
Adjective: Giving off bubbles; fizzy; vivacious and enthusiastic
Translation:
a hyper person or something in chemistry class that looks like it's going to
explode. I prefer the former.
Use
it in a sentence: Her effervescent personality was uplifting, but her constant
cheery demeanor was occasionally exasperating.
4. Chicanery
Noun: The use of trickery to achieve a
political, financial, or legal purpose.
Translation:
Being all sneaky-fox. Being a trickster.
Use
it in a sentence: The politician used chicanery to gain votes and money.
3. Erudite
er·u·dite /ˈer(y)əˌdīt/
Adjective : Having or showing great
knowledge or learning.
Translation:
smarty-pants, not necessarily bad.
Use
it in a sentence: My erudite high school biology teacher was one of the best
science teachers I'd ever come across.
I
honestly had never heard of this word meant until I read Divergent by
Veronica Roth. Good book!
2.
Flibbertigibbet
flib·ber·ti·gib·bet /ˈflibərtēˌjibit/
Noun: A frivolous, flighty, or
excessively talkative person.
Translation:
someone who won't shut up. Ever.
Use
it in a sentence: She's a complete flibbertigibbet; she talks too much and acts
like she's five years old.
1.
Curmudgeon
cur·mudg·eon /kərˈməjən/
Noun : A bad-tempered or surly
person.
Translation:
A crusty, mean, old dude.
Use
it in a sentence: His English teacher is a fun-killing curmudgeon.
One
of my best friends, Vortexavian,
beat me in our eighth grade spelling bee with this word. Now it's a commonplace
in both of our vocabularies.
Yay for new vocabulary!!
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