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20 Words That Will Help You Sound Smarter |
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by Richard Hamilton, Feb 19, 2008 |
A list of 20 words and definitions that will improve your vocabulary and help you to sound more intelligent around you friends. |
- Advocate-v. to support or speak in favor of something
- Bandy-v. to casually exchange words
- Charisma-n. the ability to inspire enthusiasm, interest, or affection in others by means of personal charm or influence
- Dastardly-adj. mean, treacherous, or cowardly
- Efface- v. to remove or obliterate something
- Entity-n. something that exists
- Gist-n. the essential point or meaning of something
- Jaded-adj. exhausted, especially through overwork
- Mesmerize-v. to fascinate somebody or absorb somebody's attention
- Ogre- n. an evil monster
- Begrudge- v. to dislike someone for some particular reason
- Bibliophile-n. someone who collects books or other written material
- Declaim-v. to make a formal or theatrical speech or statement about something
- Enmity-n. extreme ill will or hatred that exists between enemies
- Gaff-n. a hooked pole used to catch a large fish
- Glutinous-adj. having a sticky consistency
- Imbue-v. to make somebody or something rich with a particular quality
- Mandarin-n. an influential member of an elite group, a ruler
- Nepotism-n. favoritism shown by somebody in power to relatives and friends, especially in appointing them to good positions
- Quaff-v. to drink something in large gulps or with great enjoyment
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