Fancy Words to Use

Abject

sunk to or existing in a low state or condition

Abstemious

not self-indulgent, especially when eating and drinking

Abstruse

difficult to understand; obscure

Acquiesce

accept something reluctantly but without protest

Acrimony

bitterness or ill feeling

Albeit

although, as simple as that

Ambiguous

having more than one meaning

Ambivalence

having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something or someone

Anomaly

an irregularity or deviation from what is normal

Amorous

showing, feeling, or relating to sexual desire

Arcane

known by very few;mysterious, secret

Arduous

involving or requiring strenuous effort; difficult and tiring

Arse

the British term for a**

Arrant

complete, utter

Awry

away from the appropriate, planned, or expected course;amiss

Avant Garde

ultra modern, innovative or advanced, new and unusual or experimental ideas

Avaricious

having or showing an extreme greed for wealth or material gain

Axiomatic

self-evident, requiring no proof

Belabor

argue or elaborate (a subject) in excessive detail

Beleaguered

in a very difficult situation

Bellicose

demonstrating aggression and willingness to fight

Bona Fide

done with genuinely faith, and having no intentions otherwise; genuine; real

Bonhomie

cheerful friendliness; geniality

Bon Vivant

a person who enjoys a sociable and luxurious lifestyle

Bravado

a bold manner or a show of boldness intended to impress or intimidate

Bravura

great technical skill and brilliance shown in a performance or activity

Brusque

abrupt or offhand in speech and manner; abrupt or blunt

Burgeoning

beginning to grow or increase rapidly; flourishing

Catch 22

A situation from which you cannot escape because of contradictory rules. Ex: You can't get a job without job experience but you can't get job experience without a job.

Cacophony

harsh noise

Chronic

(of an illness) persisting for a long time or constantly recurring

Circuitous

longer than the most direct way

Clandestine

kept secret or done secretively, especially because illicit

Coalesce

come together to form one mass or whole

Contumacious

stubbornly perverse or rebellious; willfully and obstinately disobedient

Convolute

make (an argument, story, etc.) complex and difficult to follow

Cozen

trick or deceive

Demystify

make (a difficult or esoteric subject) clearer and easier to understand.: "this book attempts to demystify technology".

Deprecatory

expressing disapproval, disapproving, often apologies frequently

Devil's Advocate

a person who expresses a contentious opinion in order to provoke debate or test the strength of the opposing arguments

Drivel

nonsense

Dubious

hesitating or doubting

Efficacy

the ability to produce a desired or intended result

Elation

great happiness and exhilaration

Eloquence

fluent or persuasive speaking

Elucidate

make (something) clear; explain

Epicurean

fond of or adapted to luxury or indulgence in sensual pleasures; having luxurious tastes or habits, especially in eating and drinking

Equanimity

mental or emotional stability or composure, especially under tension or strain

Eschew

deliberately avoid using; abstain from

Esoteric

intended for or likely to be understood by only a small number of people with a specialized knowledge or interest

Euphemism

a coy alternative for an unpleasant or embarrassing word

Encapsulate

express the essential features of (something) succinctly

Enrapture

give intense pleasure or joy to

Erroneously

in a mistaken way; incorrectly

Exacerbate

make worse

Extemporaneous

spoken or done without preparation

Extenuate

cause (an offense) to seem less serious

Fain

pleased or willing under the circumstances

Fait Accompli

something that has happened already before others hear about it, leaving them with no option but to accept it

Fiasco

a total failure

Fleece

to strip of money or property by fraud or extortion

Flummoxed

utterly confused

Foment

instigate or stir up (an undesirable situation)

Garb

clothing or dress, especially of a distinctive or special kind

Gazetteer

a geographical index or dictionary

Grandiose

impressive and imposing in appearance or style

Haphephobia

an extreme fear or dislike of touching or being touched

Hedonistic

engaged in the pursuit of pleasure; sensually self-indulgent

Impasse

a situation in which no progress is possible, especially because of disagreement; deadlock

Impromptu

done without being planned, organized, or rehearsed

Idiosyncrasy

an unusual feature of a person

Innocuous

not harmful or offensive

Innuendo

an allusive or oblique remark or hint, typically a suggestive or disparaging one

Insalubrious

not salubrious; unhealthy

Inscrutable

impossible to understand or interpret

Intramundane

existing or occurring in the material world

Keeping Up With The Joneses

striving to own or achieve as much as those around you

Languor

the state or feeling, often pleasant, of tiredness or inertia, lack of energy; an oppressive stillness of the air

Loquacious

tending to talk a great deal; talkative

Malaise

physical discomfort or a general feeling of being under the weather

Malodorous

smelling very unpleasant

Melancholy

a feeling of pensive sadness typically with no obvious cause

Milieu

a person's social environment

Mirth

amusement, especially as expressed in laughter

Mnemonics

the study and development of systems for improving and assisting the memory

Modicum

a small quantity of a particular thing, especially something considered desirable or valuable

Morose

unhappy, annoyed, and unwilling to speak or smile

Muse

be absorbed in thought; an instance or period of reflection

Nebbish

a pitifully ineffectual, luckless, and timid person

Non sequitur

a statement that does not logically follow what has been said before

Obfuscate

to confuse someone, or to obscure the meaning of something

Obstinacy

the quality or condition of being obstinate; stubbornness

Odious

extremely unpleasant; repulsive

Opulence

great wealth or luxuriousness

Outré

unusual or startling

Paradigm

a typical example of a thing

Parsimonious

Illiberal in terms of money spending or not wanting to spend money or resources

Pauper

a very poor person

Pedant

a person excessively concerned with minor details or rules

Pensive

engaged in, involving, or reflecting deep or serious thought