good glossary
Words below are some good English words that I think can used for replacing old style words.
word | explaination |
---|---|
outstrip | surpass; more than |
matriculate | admission by |
quotidian | daily life |
repudiate | reject |
perfunctory | casual |
moratorium | pause; suspend |
gargantuan | huge; vast |
pulchritude | gorgeous |
defray | pay money |
ambivalent | conflicted |
veracious | sincere |
voracious | greed |
prowess | outstanding bravery |
subsidy | allowance |
wizen | blight |
vituperate | revile scold rebuke |
exult | delight rejoice |
riveting | engaging fascinating absorbing |
resurgence | resurrection reincarnation |
slovenly | casual unkempt seedy |
supplicate | entreat beg appeal |
ubiquitous | omnipresent, everywhere |
beckon | summon instruct |
privation | poor dearth |
fret | fuss agony |
savant | scholar |
tentation | hypothesis |
penitent | repentant contrite remorseful |
scoff | jeer jibe gibe mock |
deft | nimble dexterous proficient |
conspire | intrigue collude |
defray | pay cover |
inimical | detrimental antagonistic |
malevolent | malicious |
unassailable | impregnable indisputable |
stamina | vigor endurance |
discreet | careful prudent |
fallacious | erroneous |
ascendant | advantage |
crave | desire |
craven | coward |
temperate | moderate |
temper | feeling |
tempt | lure entice seduce |
tempest | storm |
tempo | rhythm |
vouch | guarantee |
euphoria | happy felicitous |
coddle | pamper indulge |
insomnia | sleeplessness |
somnolence | drowsiness |
inveigh | castigate denounce |
inveigle | coax entrap |
smatter | know a little |
address | tackle cope combat resolve |
surmise | extrapolate |
divulge | leak |
knotty | difficult |
pervade | permeate diffuse |
savory | ambrosial |
staunch | reliable |
munificent | generous bounteous |
parry | dodge |
hie | hasten rush |
truculent | aggressive |
overt | public |
rectitude | justice fair |
belie | conflict discrepancy |
antiquated | outdated obsolete |
vicarious | surrogate proxy agent |
swindle | cheat |
good glossary
https://rug.al/2014/2014-09-04-good-glossary/