Hellacious [he-ley-shuhs]: very great, bad, remarkable, or difficult 1-) The team gave a hellacious effort…
Tag: english words
Fashionable [ fash-uh-nuh-buhl ]: popular at the time; what other people are doing; stylish, in…
Cheery [ cheer-ee ]: cheerful, happy, in good spirits. 1-) Try to be cheery on…
Fictitious [ fik-tish–uhs ]: not real; fiction 1-) The report was fictitious. It didn’t happen!…
Prodigy (noun) [prod-i-jee]: someone with exceptional talent, especially young. adj. prodigious (great or large, doesn’t…
Resourceful [ri-sawrs-fuhl, –sohrs-, –zawrs]: Able to think of solutions to problems; having useful skills for…
Stellar [stel-er]: like a star, great, amazing 1-) The broadway performance was stellar. 2-) The…
Petty [pet-ee]: small, unimportant; getting upset over stupid stuff 1-) The officer let me go…
Sublime [suh–blahym]: amazing, supreme, outstanding, awesome. 1-) Did you see the sunset last night? It…
Lax [laks]: not strict or serious 1-) The school’s dress code policy was laxly enforced.…
Purity [pyoo r-i-tee]: Having the quality of pureness—not dirty, tainted, or messed up; morally right. Adj.…
Upbeat [uhp-beet]: having high energy 1-) The professor was an upbeat individual who loved telling…
Vibrant [vahy-bruh nt]: having great energy; full of life (comes from the verb to vibrate, meaning…
Lively [lahyv-lee]: having great energy; full of life 1-) Good secretaries tend to have lively…
Voluminous [vuh–loo-muh-nuhs]: of great volume, size, or extent 1-) None of the politicians read the…
Arcane [ahr-keyn]: obscure; understood by a few people only. 1-) The professor’s arcane instructions were…
Grandiose [gran-dee-ohs]: grand, especially in a showy or excessive fashion. 1-) The charismatic politician was…
Infantile [in-fuhn-tahyl]: babyish, childish 1-) The teenager was despised for his infantile behavior. 2-) Infantile…
Mesmerize [mez-muh-rahyz]: to fascinate or amaze 1-) The street performer mesmerized audiences with his powerful…
Manifest [man–uh-fest]: to appear; to make appear; clear, apparent (manifest) 1-) The ill patient prayed…
Distasteful [dis-teyst-fuhl]: unpleasant or offensive 1-) The distasteful remark offended the judge. 2-) Distasteful medicine…
Mystify [mis-tuh-fahy] to confuse or puzzle 1-) The case mystified detectives—they had no suspects and…
Enchant [en-chant]: to have a magical effect on (adj. enchanted—having a magical quality) 1-) The…
Disempower [dis-em-pou-er ]: to make weak; to take power away from. N. Disempowerment (antonym: empower,…
Inculcate [in-kuhl-keyt]: to instill or impart, by repetition; to cause to accept an idea/feeling 1-)…
Infuriate [in-fyoor-ee-eyt]: to anger or enrage 1-) The defendant’s dismissive attitude infuriated the judge. 2-)…
Victor [vik-ter]: winner, champion (victor is used but is a little more formal and less…
Photogenic [foh-tuh–jen-ik]: someone who looks good in photos 1-) Are instagram models photogenic or photoshopped?…
Invincible [in-vin-suh-buhl]: incapable of being conquered n. invincibility 1-) The economic problems facing the country…
Uncanny [uhn-kan-ee]: seemingly supernatural or inexplicable; mysterious 1-) The child’s genius was uncanny—how could a…
Bliss [blis] Pure joy Adj: Blissful 1-) There is a saying—ignorance is bliss—which implies that…
Glamor [glam-er]: the quality of being attractive/ exciting/adventurous, etc. adj. glamorous 1-) Not everybody is…
Sullen [suhl–uhn]: someone showing irritation or evidence of being in a bad mood by being…
Adversarial [ad-ver-ser-ee-al]: of or befitting an adversary (enemy/opponent) 1-) The lawyer’s adversarial approach aggravated viewers…
Supreme [suh–preem]: Excellent; highest in rank, quality, etc. 1-) The president of most countries is…
Vindictive [vin-dik-tiv]: seeking revenge; 1-) The father was vindictive after the assault on his daughter.…
Entitled [en-tahyt-l]: being owed something or having a sense that you are owed something even…
Prophetic: involving prophets or prophecy; highly predictive 1-) Have you had any prophetic encounters in…
Craft [krahft]: To create or produce; (as a noun) something crafted by hand; an art…
Indignant [in-dig-nuhnt]: feeling or characterized by anger. 1-) The mother was indignant with her son…
Modest [mod-ist]: not acting or dressing in a way that draws unnecessary attention to oneself;…
Prolific [pruh–lif-ik]: Highly productive; fruitful. 1-) The prolific writer published a short story every week…
Golden [gohl-duhn]: of or like gold; excellent. 1-) Amazon is the gold standard of the…
Alienate [eyl-yuh-neyt, ey-lee-uh-]: To create emotional distance between; to make hostile or unfriendly 1-) The…
Restructure [ree-struhk-cher]: To change the structure of something; to reorganize or redeesign. 1-) The mayor…
Inflate [in-fleyt]: to fill with air; to puff up with pride. 1-) I inflated the…
Inspired [in-spahyuhrd]: having special motivation to do something 1-) The musician delivered an inspired performance…
Underrate [uhn-der-reyt]: not to give proper credit or recognition for the ability of someone or…
Wily [wahy-lee]: tricky, crafty (said of a person); 1-) I don’t know what was more…
