Learn these 10 new words to sound smart in any conversaton

7/13/2018

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Culture Story: Learn these 10 new words to sound smart in any conversaton

Why use common and simple words when you can enrich any conversation with beautiful and exotic words? Take a look at this list of must-know words that will make you sound smarter.

#1

A sycophant is a person who tries to win someone's favor by flattering them in order to gain advantage.
Example: It's easy to mistake sycophants for real friends sometimes.

#2

Culture Story: Perfunctory — shutterstock

You can use this word to describe a job or activity performed without taking care or interest.
Example: The violinist delivered a perfunctory performance that displayed none of the passion and warmth he was once known for.

#3

Culture Story: Cacophony — Hector Christiaen / Shutterstock.com

This word describes a collection of annoying and meaningless sounds or noises that don't sound good together.
Example: The sounds of barking dogs and sirens added to the cacophony on the streets.

#4

To elucidate means to explain or make something clear.
Example: As a scientist, could you please elucidate the reasons for the change in weather conditions?

#5

Culture Story: Ubiquitous — shutterstock

This adjective is used to describe something present, appearing, or found everywhere.
Example: Hot dogs are the ideal road trip food—inexpensive, portable, ubiquitous.

#6

Culture Story: Mellifluous — shutterstock

You can use this word to describe something sweet-sounding, for example, music that hits you right in the feelings.
Example: This song is straight mellifluous.

#7

This verb means to confuse someone, or to obscure the meaning of something
Example: The children use emojis on the internet to obfuscate the meaning of their messages from their parents and teachers.

#8

This noun describes the feeling of dissatisfaction arising from being too bored.
Example: I was stuck at home alone and confronted with a gnawing ennui.

#9

This noun describes physical discomfort, uneasiness, pain or a general feeling of being under the weather.
Example: I didn't enjoy that trip, as I suffered from a malaise.

#10

Culture Story: Scintillating — shutterstock

Something brilliantly and excitingly clever or skillful.
Example: We had a scintillating conversation with a talented artist.

Have you ever heard or used these words before? Which ones were new for you? Are going to use any of them? What else would you add to this list?

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61 Comments

Barry G Hitchens

Well, if one is going to propigate ones esoteric cogitations, you really first should elleviate all vestiges of platitudinious ponderosity....

BarbaRaven

I would welcome more offerings like this. Although I knew all of the words presented, I do not use some of them in everyday communications.

Eve

I already know these words but rarely use them in conversation with my friends...we can communicate without them...and since I'm retired I have no real need to prove that I am smart.

Edna Mohrmann

I agree with stellaclaude, stating that many of these words are of French origin. It helps a lot if you learn a Latin or any other foreign language that you learn to understand the root of the word.

Jack Holroyd

Wouldn't hurt to add a pronunciation guide, big words impress no one if they are mispronounced

Allison Aspden

Great range of not usually used words. Great, exacting definitions of these words.

Gloria Matarese

Would help if the pronunciation was available

Connie Raguso

All of these words were already very familiar to me.

bdselland

I’ve used them all except “mellifluous. I was having fun one day teaching my 7YO grand nephew the word “ubiquitous”. I said it’s a word that means something is everywhere present, like air. He said “Oh, like God” I thought, WOW‼️, from the mouth of babes🙏🏻

Marianne Frederick Halterman

None of these words are new to me! They are... ubiquitous! And to speak them sweetly is...mellifluous.

stellaclaude

I use many of these words quite regularly. I’m bilingual, English/French, and many of these words stem from French. I enjoy a fun vocabulary.

bblanca

Very happy to learn some of these words that never heard in a normal conversation.

George N. Martin

Margrit Eddy, You are not the first person I seen talk for hours and not say anything! (Couldn't resist that, Margrit. Forgive me, please))

Skip Rodrigues

Know and used all at some time or the other....other words...bellicose and obstreperous being the current zeitgeist.

jack patti go

Some I knew, some, I guessed from their spelling! Happy to learn new words, Always!

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