Advanced Vocabulary Starter
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Higher-level English words with pronunciation, part of speech, an example sentence, synonyms, antonyms and the Latin or Greek root, for readers moving past everyday vocabulary.
- Aberration
- A departure from what is normal or expected
- Benevolent
- Well-meaning and kindly
- Capricious
- Given to sudden, unaccountable changes of mood or behavior
- Despondent
- In low spirits from loss of hope or courage
- Ephemeral
- Lasting for a very short time
- Facetious
- Treating a serious matter with deliberately inappropriate humor
- Gregarious
- Fond of company; sociable
- Hubris
- Excessive pride or self-confidence
- Incessant
- Continuing without pause or interruption
- Juxtapose
- To place two things side by side for contrast
- Kinetic
- Relating to or resulting from motion
- Loquacious
- Tending to talk a great deal
- Melancholy
- A pensive sadness, often with no obvious cause
- Nefarious
- Wicked or criminal
- Obfuscate
- To make something obscure or unclear, usually on purpose
- Pernicious
- Harmful in a gradual, subtle way
- Quintessential
- Representing the purest or most typical example of a quality
- Recalcitrant
- Stubbornly uncooperative toward authority
- Sanguine
- Cheerfully optimistic, especially in a difficult situation
- Taciturn
- Saying very little; reserved in speech
- Ubiquitous
- Present or found everywhere
- Verbose
- Using more words than are needed
- Wistful
- Showing a vague, regretful longing
- Zealous
- Showing great energy or enthusiasm for a cause
- Aplomb
- Self-confidence and composure in a demanding situation
- Brevity
- Concise and exact use of words
- Candor
- Openness and honesty in expression
- Dogmatic
- Asserting principles as if they could not be questioned
- Enigma
- A person or thing that is mysterious or hard to understand
- Fallacy
- A mistaken belief, especially one resting on unsound argument