Bombastic Words for Spm Essay
July 15, 2017 | Author: Amirul Zaki | Category: N/A
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BOMBASTIC WORDS FOR SPM ESSAY
Accolade
praise
Allusion
indirect reference
Ambivalence
uncertainty; having 'mixed' feelings
Ambivalent
unable to decide
Analogy
comparison
Anecdote
short account of something interesting; story
Anomalous
odd; not fitting the pattern
Apparition
ghost; something that 'appears'
Aspersion
negative feeling; damaging remark
Belligerence
aggression
Bombastic
too elaborate; exaggerated
Candid
truthful
Capricious
changeable; fickle
Cherished
cared for; firmly-held
Cliche
over-used expression
Conception
1. idea; view. 2. beginning of pregnancy
Convoluted
complicated or long-winded
Credence
belief
Cryptic
hidden
Currency
1. widespread acceptance, 2. money
Decorous
good and correct (used of behavior)
Denunciation
act of speaking out against
Derailed
thrown off course
Derivative
unoriginal
Despotic
acting like a tyrant
Detritus
rubbish
Diaphanous
very thin and transparent
Dictum
often-used saying
Dilettante
person who dabbles in the arts
Disdained
showed contempt for
Dispassionate
unbiased; fair
Dowager
an elderly woman of elevate social status
Dubious
doubtful
Egalitarian
equal; believer in equality
Elicit
draw out (used mainly for information or feelings)
Elliptical
1. shaped like an ellipse, 2. indirect
Epitomizes
acts as a typical example of
Equivocate
speak ambiguously/vaguely
Evasiveness
trying to avoid something
Explicitly
very clear; nothing hidden
Foraging
searching for food
Hypothetical
based on guesswork; not proven
Iconoclast
person who goes against accepted authority
Idiosyncratic
quirky; unique to an individual
Imponderable
cannot be understood
Indecorous
not well-behaved; lacking in dignity
Indigence
extreme poverty
Inept
clumsy
Inherent
inbuilt; genetic
Intricate
complicated
Irrefutable
cannot be proved wrong
Jingoism
using words to stir up exaggerated patriotism
Jubilant
joyful
Judicious
fair and equal
Lament
express regret over something
Loquacious
talkative; using too many words
Mendicancy
begging
Metaphorical
not literal; figurative
Milieu
environment; surroundings
Mitigated
made less severe
Nascent
just begun; in an early stage of development
Nostalgia
longing for the past
Obtrusive
easily seen
Orthographical
concerned with writing and spelling
Ossified
become fixed and rigid
Ostentatious
showy
Palpable
can be felt
Pastoral
1. concerned with the countryside, 2. concerned with the care a pastor gives to someone
Pedestrian
1. boring (adj), 2. person who walks (n)
Perfidy
treachery; betrayal
Profligacy
wasteful and immoral behavior
Prohibitive
very expensive
Prudence
wisdom; caution
Pugnacious
aggressive
Purveyor
one who sells something or causes something to spread
Resonance
echo
Respite
break (from work etc.)
Resurgence
revival
Sparse
thin; not thick
Stringent
strict
Succumbing
giving in to; falling under the influence of
Supercilious
arrogant
Tenacity
firmness of purpose
Transcend
go beyond a limit
Variegated
multi colored
Venerable
worthy of respect
Viable
workable; able to live or grow
Visceral
concerned with the 'guts'; physical rather than mental
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A cat-lover.
Assemblage
A gathering.
Becoming
Attractive.
Beleaguer
To exhaust with attacks.
Brood
To think alone.
Bucolic
In a lovely rural setting.
Bungalow
A small, cozy cottage.
Chatoyant
Like a cat's eye.
Comely
Attractive.
Conflate
To blend together.
Cynosure
A focal point of admiration.
Dalliance
A brief love affair.
Demesne
Dominion, territory.
Demure
Shy and reserved.
Denouement
The resolution of a mystery.
Desuetude
Disuse.
Desultory
Slow, sluggish.
Diaphanous
Filmy.
Dissemble
Deceive.
Dulcet
Sweet, sugary.
Ebullience
Bubbling enthusiasm.
Effervescent
Bubbly.
Efflorescence
Flowering, blooming.
Elision
Dropping a sound or syllable in a word.
Elixir
A good potion.
Eloquence
Beauty and persuasion in speech.
Embrocation
Rubbing on a lotion.
Emollient
A softener.
Ephemeral
Short-lived.
Epiphany
A sudden revelation.
Erstwhile
At one time, for a time.
Ethereal
Gaseous, invisible but detectable.
Evanescent
Vanishing quickly, lasting a very short time.
Evocative
Suggestive.
Fetching
Pretty.
Felicity
Pleasantness.
Forbearance
Withholding response to provocation.
Fugacious
Fleeting.
Furtive
Shifty, sneaky.
Gambol
To skip or leap about joyfully.
Glamour
Beauty.
Gossamer
The finest piece of thread, a spider's silk
Halcyon
Happy, sunny, care-free.
Harbinger
Messenger with news of the future.
Imbrication
Overlapping and forming a regular pattern.
Imbroglio
An altercation or complicated situation.
Imbue
To infuse, instill.
Incipient
Beginning, in an early stage.
Ineffable
Unutterable, inexpressible.
Ingénue
A naïve young woman.
Inglenook
A cozy nook by the hearth.
Insouciance
Blithe nonchalance.
Inure
To become jaded.
Labyrinthine
Twisting and turning.
Lagniappe
A special kind of gift.
Lagoon
A small gulf or inlet.
Languor
Listlessness, inactivity.
Lassitude
Weariness, listlessness.
Leisure
Free time.
Lilt
To move musically or lively.
Lissome
Slender and graceful.
Lithe
Slender and flexible.
Love
Deep affection.
Mellifluous
Sweet sounding.
Moiety
One of two equal parts.
Mondegreen
A slip of the ear.
Murmurous
Murmuring.
Nemesis
An unconquerable archenemy.
Offing
The sea between the horizon and the offshore.
Onomatopoeia
A word that sounds like its meaning.
Opulent
Lush, luxuriant.
Palimpsest
A manuscript written over earlier ones.
Panacea
A solution for all problems
Panoply
A complete set.
Pastiche
An art work combining materials from various sources.
Penumbra
A half-shadow.
Petrichor
The smell of earth after rain.
Plethora
A large quantity.
Propinquity
An inclination.
Pyrrhic
Successful with heavy losses.
Quintessential
Most essential.
Ratatouille
A spicy French stew.
Ravel
To knit or unknit.
Redolent
Fragrant.
Riparian
By the bank of a stream.
Ripple
A very small wave.
Scintilla
A spark or very small thing.
Sempiternal
Eternal.
Seraglio
Rich, luxurious oriental palace or harem.
Serendipity
Finding something nice while looking for something else.
Summery
Light, delicate or warm and sunny.
Sumptuous
Lush, luxurious.
Surreptitious
Secretive, sneaky.
Susquehanna
A river in Pennsylvania.
Susurrous
Whispering, hissing.
Talisman
A good luck charm.
Tintinnabulation
Tinkling.
Umbrella
Protection from sun or rain.
Untoward
Unseemly, inappropriate.
Vestigial
In trace amounts.
Wafture
Waving.
Wherewithal
The means.
Woebegone
Sorrowful, downcast.
right sunny day
dark and gloomy night
arms spread wide open for a hug
opened the door to take a peek
who came bolting in
Ethan replied promptly “ I’m busy. ”
out of the blue = ............................
suddenly showed up once more
with his trembling hands
exclaimed
ran towards
shriek of happiness
a warm smile
A tear slipped down his cheek
a tired face
she sobbed
He flipped the card
Tall and gangly.
on his own stupidity
He parked his car at the driveway.
He smiled while thinking of
looking more beautiful than ever in her...
It will be now or never.
he heard running footsteps ...
Tears started to flow down her puffy cheeks
“I’ve been waiting for you this whole time.”
In the distant, he could hear....
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