Vocabulary building part 2

VOCABULARY BUILDING- 2

Here is a list of 60 words along with their meanings that can help improve your writing:

  1. Abundant – Present in great quantity; plentiful.
  2. Acumen – Keen insight; the ability to make sound judgments.
  3. Alacrity – Cheerful readiness; eagerness.
  4. Ambivalent – Having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas.
  5. Ameliorate – To make something better or improve a situation.
  6. Aplomb – Self-confidence and poise, especially in a difficult situation.
  7. Astute – Keen perception and intelligence.
  8. Benevolent – Well-meaning; showing kindness and goodwill.
  9. Capitulate – To surrender or yield under specific terms.
  10. Cogent – Convincing and well-reasoned.
  11. Conundrum – A confusing and difficult problem or question.
  12. Copious – Abundant in quantity; profuse.
  13. Debacle – A sudden and disastrous failure.
  14. Decipher – To decode or interpret something that is difficult to understand.
  15. Diligent – Showing persistent and hardworking effort.
  16. Discern – To perceive or recognize something that is not immediately obvious.
  17. Eclectic – Comprising elements from various sources or styles.
  18. Eloquent – Fluent and persuasive in speech or writing.
  19. Enigma – A puzzling or mysterious person or thing.
  20. Epiphany – A sudden and profound realization or discovery.
  21. Equanimity – Mental calmness and composure, especially in difficult situations.
  22. Esoteric – Understood or known by only a select few.
  23. Exacerbate – To make a problem or situation worse.
  24. Facetious – Treating serious issues with inappropriate humor.
  25. Fastidious – Excessively attentive to detail; fussy.
  26. Furtive – Attempting to avoid attention or detection.
  27. Gregarious – Fond of company; sociable.
  28. Harbinger – A sign or omen of something to come.
  29. Iconoclast – A person who challenges established beliefs or customs.
  30. Impeccable – Flawless; without any mistakes or faults.
  31. Ineffable – Too great or extreme to be expressed in words.
  32. Inexorable – Impossible to stop or prevent.
  33. Insidious – Proceeding in a gradual, subtle way but with harmful effects.
  34. Juxtapose – To place two or more things together for contrasting effect.
  35. Kindle – To ignite or inspire a feeling or emotion.
  36. Languid – Displaying a lack of energy or enthusiasm.
  37. Lucid – Clear and easily understood.
  38. Magnanimous – Generous and forgiving.
  39. Malevolent – Having or showing a wish to do evil to others.
  40. Mitigate – To make less severe or intense.
  41. Nefarious – Wicked, villainous, or heinously criminal.
  42. Opaque – Not transparent; not allowing light to pass through.
  43. Pernicious – Having a harmful effect, especially in a gradual or subtle way.
  44. Philanthropy – The desire to promote the welfare of others, often through charitable activities.
  45. Plausible – Believable and appearing to be true or reasonable.
  46. Quixotic – Exceedingly idealistic; unrealistic and impractical.
  47. Redundant – Exceeding what is necessary or normal.
  48. Resilient – Able to recover quickly from setbacks or difficult conditions.
  49. Sanguine – Optimistic, especially in difficult situations.
  50. Serendipity – The occurrence of fortunate and unexpected discoveries.
  51. Solace – Comfort or consolation in a time of distress.
  52. Stoic – Enduring pain or hardship without showing emotion.
  53. Surreptitious – Kept secret, especially because it would not be approved of.
  54. Ubiquitous – Present, appearing, or found everywhere.
  55. Unprecedented – Never done or known before.
  56. Vacillate – To waver or be indecisive.
  57. Verbose – Using more words than necessary; wordy.
  58. Vicarious – Experienced through the feelings or actions of another person.
  59. Visceral – Relating to deep inward feelings rather than intellect.
  60. Whimsical – Playfully quaint or fanciful in an appealing way.

These words can enhance your writing by adding depth and precision to your vocabulary.