vocabulary
Items in this hypelist
vocab
enchanting
(adj.) delightful and magical; charming
puerile
(adj.) childish, immature or silly in a way that isnβt appropriate for an adult
reverie
(n.) a pleasant day dream or thought
sycophant
(n.) someone who flatters for self gain
advocate
(v.) to publicly support or recommend something
serendipity
(n.) finding something good without looking for it
whimsical
(adj.) playful, imaginative or quirky
tedious
(adj.) boring and too slow/long
vivid
(adj.) very clear, bright or detailed
zesty
(adj.) full of flavour or energy
gleaming
(adj.) shining brightly
weary
(adj.) very tired
inept
(adj.) lacking skill or competence
sanguine
(adj.) optimistic or positive
credulous
(adj.) too trusting; gullible
benign
(adj.) gentle, kind, harmless
nebulous
(adj.) unclear; cloudy in thought
logophile
(n.) a lover of words
prevaricator
(n.) a person who has lied or lies constantly
bandwidth
(n.) the energy or mental ability needed to handle a situation
trepidation
(n.) a feeling of fear or anxiety about something that might happen
ineffable
(adj.) too great or extreme to be expressed in words
ameliorate
to make something better or improve a bad situation
benevolent
(v.) kind and generous; wanting to do good for others
voracious
(adj.) having a huge appetite for food, knowledge or experiences
tenacious
(adj.) persistent and determined; not giving up easily
deft
(adj.) skill full, quick
cynical
(adj.) distrustful, skeptical
blatant
(adj.) obvious; unconcealed
sumptuous
(adj.) impressive in a way that seems expensive
canorous
(adj.) pleasant sounding; melodious
leal
(adj.) loyal and honest
reverent
(adj.) showing deep respect
incandescent
(adj.) glowing; intensely passionate
opulent
(adj.) richly luxurious
ephemeral
(adj.) lasting a very short time
idioms
kill two birds with a stone
to succeed in achieving two things in single action
itβs not rocket science
used to say that you do not think that something is very difficult to do or to understand
add fuel to the fire
to make an argument or bad situation worse
wear you heart on a sleeve
to make your feelings and emotions obvious rather than hiding them
get your mind around something
to succeed in understanding something difficult or strange
break the ice
to make people feel more comfortable and start a conversation
hit the nail on the head
to say exactly the right thing
bite the bullet
to face something difficult or unpleasant with courage
the ball is in your court
itβs now your responsibility to take action
take it with a grain of salt
to not take something too seriously
go the extra mile
to make more effort than expected
a blessing in disguise
something that seems bad at first but turns out good
burn the midnight oil
to work or study late into the night
throw in the towel
to give up or admit defeat
