BOMBASTIC WORDS FOR SPM ESSAY
Accolade
praise
Allusion
indirect reference
Ambivalence Ambivalent Analogy Anecdote
uncertainty; having 'mixed' feelings unable to decide comparison short account of something interesting; story
Anomalous
odd; not fitting the pattern
Apparition
ghost; something that 'appears'
Aspersion
negative feeling; damaging remark
Belligerence Bombastic Candid
aggression too elaborate; exaggerated truthful
Capricious
changeable; fickle
Cherished
cared for; firmly-held
Cliche
over-used expression
Conception
1. idea; view. 2. beginning of pregnancy
Convoluted
complicated or long-winded
Credence Cryptic
belief hidden
Currency
1. widespread acceptance, 2. money
Decorous
good and correct (used of behavior)
Denunciation Derailed
act of speaking out against thrown off course
Derivative
unoriginal
Despotic
acting like a tyrant
Detritus
rubbish
Diaphanous Dictum
very thin and transparent often-used saying
Dilettante
person who dabbles in the arts
Disdained
showed contempt for
Dispassionate
unbiased; fair
Dowager
an elderly woman of elevate social status
Dubious
doubtful
Egalitarian Elicit Elliptical
equal; believer in equality draw out (used mainly for information or feelings) 1. shaped like an ellipse, 2. indirect
Epitomizes
acts as a typical example of
Equivocate
speak ambiguously/vaguely
Evasiveness
trying to avoid something
Explicitly
very clear; nothing hidden
Foraging
searching for food
Hypothetical Iconoclast
based on guesswork; not proven person who goes against accepted authority
Idiosyncratic
quirky; unique to an individual
Imponderable
cannot be understood
Indecorous Indigence Inept
not well-behaved; lacking in dignity extreme poverty clumsy
Inherent
inbuilt; genetic
Intricate
complicated
Irrefutable
cannot be proved wrong
Jingoism
using words to stir up exaggerated patriotism
Jubilant Judicious
joyful fair and equal
Lament
express regret over something
Loquacious
talkative; using too many words
Mendicancy
begging
Metaphorical Milieu
not literal; figurative environment; surroundings
Mitigated
made less severe
Nascent
just begun; in an early stage of development
Nostalgia
longing for the past
Obtrusive
easily seen
Orthographical Ossified Ostentatious Palpable
concerned with writing and spelling become fixed and rigid showy can be felt 1. concerned with the countryside, 2. concerned with the
Pastoral Pedestrian Perfidy
care a pastor gives to someone 1. boring (adj), 2. person who walks (n) treachery; betrayal
Profligacy
wasteful and immoral behavior
Prohibitive
very expensive
Prudence
wisdom; caution
Pugnacious Purveyor Resonance Respite Resurgence Sparse Stringent
aggressive one who sells something or causes something to spread echo break (from work etc.) revival thin; not thick strict
Succumbing
giving in to; falling under the influence of
Supercilious
arrogant
Tenacity
firmness of purpose
Transcend
go beyond a limit
Variegated
multi colored
Venerable
worthy of respect
Viable
workable; able to live or grow
Visceral
concerned with the 'guts'; physical rather than mental
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The 100 Most Beautiful Words in English Ailurophile A cat-lover. Assemblage A gathering. Becoming Attractive. Beleaguer To exhaust with attacks. Brood To think alone. Bucolic In a lovely rural setting. Bungalow A small, cozy cottage. Chatoyant Like a cat's eye. Comely Attractive. Conflate To blend together. Cynosure A focal point of admiration. Dalliance A brief love affair. Demesne Dominion, territory. Demure Shy and reserved. Denouement The resolution of a mystery. Desuetude Disuse. Desultory Slow, sluggish. Diaphanous Filmy. Dissemble Deceive. Dulcet Sweet, sugary. Ebullience Bubbling enthusiasm. Effervescent Bubbly. Efflorescence Flowering, blooming. Elision Dropping a sound or syllable in a word. Elixir A good potion. Eloquence Beauty and persuasion in speech. Embrocation Rubbing on a lotion. Emollient A softener. Ephemeral Short-lived. Epiphany A sudden revelation.
Erstwhile At one time, for a time. Ethereal Gaseous, invisible but detectable. Evanescent Vanishing quickly, lasting a very short time. Evocative Suggestive. Fetching Pretty. Felicity Pleasantness. Forbearance Withholding response to provocation. Fugacious Fleeting. Furtive Shifty, sneaky. Gambol To skip or leap about joyfully. Glamour Beauty. Gossamer The finest piece of thread, a spider's silk Halcyon Happy, sunny, care-free. Harbinger Messenger with news of the future. Imbrication Overlapping and forming a regular pattern. Imbroglio An altercation or complicated situation. Imbue To infuse, instill. Incipient Beginning, in an early stage. Ineffable Unutterable, inexpressible. Ingénue A naïve young woman. Inglenook A cozy nook by the hearth. Insouciance Blithe nonchalance. Inure To become jaded. Labyrinthine Twisting and turning. Lagniappe A special kind of gift. Lagoon A small gulf or inlet. Languor Listlessness, inactivity. Lassitude Weariness, listlessness. Leisure Free time. Lilt To move musically or lively. Lissome Slender and graceful. Lithe Slender and flexible. Love Deep affection. Mellifluous Sweet sounding. Moiety One of two equal parts. Mondegreen A slip of the ear. Murmurous Murmuring. Nemesis An unconquerable archenemy. Offing The sea between the horizon and the offshore. Onomatopoeia A word that sounds like its meaning. Opulent Lush, luxuriant.
Palimpsest A manuscript written over earlier ones. Panacea A solution for all problems Panoply A complete set. Pastiche An art work combining materials from various sources. Penumbra A half-shadow. Petrichor The smell of earth after rain. Plethora A large quantity. Propinquity An inclination. Pyrrhic Successful with heavy losses. Quintessential Most essential. Ratatouille A spicy French stew. Ravel To knit or unknit. Redolent Fragrant. Riparian By the bank of a stream. Ripple A very small wave. Scintilla A spark or very small thing. Sempiternal Eternal. Seraglio Rich, luxurious oriental palace or harem. Serendipity Finding something nice while looking for something else. Summery Light, delicate or warm and sunny. Sumptuous Lush, luxurious. Surreptitious Secretive, sneaky. Susquehanna A river in Pennsylvania. Susurrous Whispering, hissing. Talisman A good luck charm. Tintinnabulation Tinkling. Umbrella Protection from sun or rain. Untoward Unseemly, inappropriate. Vestigial In trace amounts. Wafture Waving. Wherewithal The means. Woebegone Sorrowful, downcast.
