Vocabulary Building: 26 Essential Words for Enhanced Communication

Essential Vocabulary for Enhanced Communication

Dark and Gloomy

Murky: Dark and gloomy, especially due to thick mist.

Charm or Magical Object

Talisman (noun): An object that serves as a charm or is believed to confer magical powers; an amulet, fetish.

Humble Request

Suppliant: Asking humbly and earnestly.

Violent Whirlpool or Situation

Maelstrom (noun): A whirlpool of great size and violence; a situation resembling a whirlpool in violence and destruction.

Expressing Disapproval

Pejorative (adjective): Tending to make worse; expressing disapproval or disparagement.

Social Appropriateness

Propriety (noun): The state of being proper, appropriateness; (plural) standards of what is proper or socially acceptable.

Easily Recognized

Overt (adjective): Open, not hidden, expressed, or revealed in a way that is easily recognized.

Wavelike Motion

Undulate (verb): To move in waves or with a wavelike motion; to have a wavelike appearance or form.

Nearsighted or Lacking Foresight

Myopic (adjective): Nearsighted; lacking a broad, realistic view of a situation; lacking foresight or discernment.

Brief and Without Delay

Summarily (adverb): Without delay or formality; briefly, concisely.

Disrespect to Sacred Things

Sacrilege: Improper or disrespectful treatment of something held sacred.

Wicked and Immoral

Nefarious (adjective): Wicked, depraved, devoid of moral standards.

Stimulating and Provocative

Piquant (adjective): Stimulating to the taste or mind; spicy, pungent; appealingly provocative.

Ancient and Fundamental

Primordial (adjective): Developed or created at the very beginning; going back to the most ancient times or earliest stage; fundamental, basic.

Nearness or Kinship

Propinquity (noun): Nearness in place or time; kinship.

Unusual or Unexpected

Unwonted (adjective): Not usual or expected; not in character.

Excessively Wordy

Verbiage (noun): Language that is too wordy or inflated in proportion to the sense or content; wordiness; a manner of expression.

Green or Immature

Verdant (adjective): Green in tint or color; immature in experience or judgment.

Gluey and Lacking Fluidity

Viscous (adjective): Having a gelatinous or gluey quality, lacking in easy movement or fluidity.

Express Clearly

Articulate (verb): To pronounce distinctly; to express well in words; to fit together into a system; (adjective) able to use language effectively; expressed clearly and forcefully.

Prance Around

Cavort: To romp or prance around exuberantly; to make merry.

Belief or Trust

Credence: Belief or trust.

Strong Disapproval

Decry (verb): To condemn, express strong disapproval; to officially depreciate.

Conceal or Give False Impression

Dissemble (verb): To disguise or conceal, deliberately give a false impression.

Make Evident

Evince (verb): To display clearly, to make evident, to provoke.

Bring to Light

Exhume (verb): To remove from a grave; to bring to light.

Careless or Irresponsible

Feckless: Careless or irresponsible.