English Vocabulary - SPM - Bombastic Words

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SUPERB , GREAT or BOMBASTIC

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PSEUDO- = not genuine ; False or pretended

eg, pseudo-intelectual

DUBIOUS = 1-doubtful

eg, I was rather dubious about the whole idea.

2-suspicious

eg, They indulged in some highly dubious business practices to obtain their current position in the market.

3-that you cannot be sure about; that is probably not good

eg, They consider the plan to be of dubious benefit to most families. || She had the dubious honour of being the last woman to be hanged in England (= it was not an honour at all).

LETHARGY = the state of not having any energy or enthusiasm for doing things ; listlessness ; inertia

eg, The report criticizes the lethargy shown by employers when it comes to job creation. || i'm feeling lethargic

ARCANE = secret and mysterious and therefore difficult to understand

eg, her arcane lecture makes lily confused

SEETHE = 1-to be extremely angry about something but try not to show other people how angry you are

eg, She seethed silently in the corner || He marched off, seething with frustration. || Inwardly he was seething at this challenge to his authority.

2-to move around quickly and violently

eg, The grey ocean seethed beneath them.

3-seethe (with something) (formal) (of a place)

eg, the resort is seething with tourists all year round.

SCOWL = to look at somebody/something in an angry or annoyed way

eg ,The receptionist scowled at me.

APPREHENSION = worry or fear that something unpleasant may happen ; anxiety

eg, They shivered with apprehension

SARCASM = a way of using words that are the opposite of what you mean in order to be unpleasant to somebody or to make fun of them

eg, ‘That will be useful,’ she snapped with heavy sarcasm = actually she really thought it would not be useful at all) || a hint/touch/trace of sarcasm in his voice

COVERT = secret or hidden, making it difficult to notice

eg, He stole a covert glance at her across the table.

MIASMA = a mass of air that is dirty and smells unpleasant

eg, the cloying miasma of alcoholic beverages

ORGY = an extreme amount of a particular activity

eg, The rebels went on an orgy of killing. || an orgy of spending

HITHERTO = until now; until the particular time you are talking about

eg, Her life hitherto had been devoid of adventure. || a hitherto unknown species of butterfly

DEMEANOUR = the way that somebody looks or behaves

eg, He maintained a professional demeanour

IMMACULATE = 1- Spotless ; extremely clean and tidy

eg, The property is in immaculate condition.

2-Perfect ; containing no mistakes

eg, His sense of timing was immaculate

INTACT = Undamaged ; complete and not damaged

eg, Most of the house remains intact even after two hundred years || He emerged from the trial with his reputation intact.

That's all for now ... hopefully you found this beneficial ...

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