Salams.
When I was a kid, I used to love to learn new words everyday. In fact, I had this word drills that I answer on a daily basis. I usually had to learn 20-30 new words per day. It was fun.
Then in my college days, I had super nerdy classmates such as +Larry Potter (the mastermind). During our free time, we play a dictionary game as we call it. +Larry will look for a word in his pocket dictionary. He, then, will tell us what the first letter of the word is and the meaning of the word. The class will have to guess the word. It was both fun and very informative.
Now that I am out of school, I kind of had the time to reminisce the good old past. So, I am sharing with you some hard words that we normally don't use.
1. abjure - formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief
The employer said I had to abjure my belief of freedom of exercise of religious belief in order for me to get a raise.
2. amorphous - having no definite or distinct shape or form
The statement of the witness is amorphous that the police is doubting his credibility.
3. bane - something that causes great distress or annoyance
The accountant's bane is not being able to come up with a balanced financial statements.
4. bilk - cheat somebody out of what is due, especially money
The mayor is held accountable for bilking funds of the local treasury.
5. compunction - a feeling of deep regret, usually for some misdeed
She does not feel any compunction after leaving her kids without a notice.
6. dearth - an insufficient quantity or number
The construction of the building in front of my house had to stop due to the dearth of funds.
7. dour - showing a brooding ill humor, relentlessly severe, stern, or gloomy in manner or appearance.
The dour stewardess barely smiles at the passengers.
8. ebullient -joyously unrestrained, full of energy
She is ebullient today. Something good must have happened.
9. fatuous - silly and pointless, devoid of intelligence,
No one will believe your fatuous investigation report.
10. gourmand - a person who is devoted to eating and drinking to exces
He is getting fatter by the day. He should stop being such a gourmand.
So, for now there will only be 10 words since I am already sleepy. I hope that you learned from this post. Make sure to use these words in your speech.
Have a good day!
Toodles,
K
