Ambitious Vocabulary for Creative Writing

Stoical

enduring pain and hardship without showing one's feelings or complaining

Diligent

having or showing care and conscientiousness in one's work or duties

Audacious

showing a willingness to take surprisingly bold risks

Stalwart

loyal, reliable, and hard-working

Petulant

childishly sulky or bad-tempered

Naïve

showing a lack of experience, wisdom, or judgement.

Ostentatious

characterized by pretentious or showy display

Condescending

having or showing an attitude of patronizing superiority

Covetous

having or showing a great desire to possess something belonging to someone else

Rapacious

aggressively greedy or grasping

Cacophony

Harsh mix of sounds

Vestigial

forming a very small remnant of something that was once greater or more noticeable.

Surreptitious

Kept secret, especially because it wouldn't be approved of

Ethereal

Delicate, so light it's like air

Myriad

A countless or extremely great number of things

Perilous

Full of danger or risk

Astronomical

Relating to astronomy, extremely large

Exhilarating

Making one feel very happy, animated, or elated; thrilling

Discern

to recognise, see clearly

Insouciant

carefree, unconcerned