A list of 20 words that will help you to sound smarter talking online.
- Cadaverous-adj. deathly pale to the point of resembling a skeleton or corpse
- Daunt-v. to make somebody feel anxious, intimidated, or discouraged
- Despot-n. a tyrant or ruler with absolute powers
- Egress-n. the act of coming or going out of a place
- Felicity-n. happiness or contentment
- Flux-n. constant change and instability
- Gird-v. to prepare yourself for conflict or vigorous activity
- Gothic-adj. a style of architecture used in Western Europe between the 12th and 15th centuries
- Hovel-n. a small, dirty, or poorly built house, a shack
- Penury-n. extreme poverty
- Allude-v. to refer to something or somebody indirectly
- Beget-v. to be the cause of something
- Chafe-v. to become sore or worn by rubbing
- Desist-v. to stop doing something
- Educe-v. to elicit or derive something
- Effrontery-n. behavior or an attitude that is so bold or arrogant as to be insulting
- Elite-n. a small group of people within a larger group who have more power, social standing, wealth, or talent than the rest of the group
- Feign-v. to make a show or pretense of something
- Glean-v. to obtain information in small amounts over a period of time
- Imbibe-v. to drink something, especially alcohol
Sun, Feb 24, 2008, by R Spotswood
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