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Vocabulary of some exciting new words when used in your spoken english will make you look cool

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Rambunctious: Noisy and lacking in restraint or disciplineIncrustation: A hard outer layer that covers somethingContrition: Sorrow for sin arising from fear of damnationConfounded: Be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearlyReproof: A negative comment, reprimand, or rebuke.Niggle: Argue over petty thingsAvidity: A positive feeling of wanting to push ahead with somethingGloat: Express great satisfaction at the misfortune of others.Abhorrence: A feeling of hate and disgust.Mull: To think deeply about somethingHedonist: One who values sensual pleasure above all elseHypnagogic: Something that makes you sleepyScruples: Motivation deriving logically from ethical or moralprinciples that govern a person's thoughts and actionsCharlatan: A flamboyant deceiver; one who attracts customers with tricks or jokesSchlep: A tedious or difficult journeyVerity: Conformity to reality or actualityFugue: A dreamlike state of altered consciousness that may last for hours or daysLark: Any carefree episodePropitious: Presenting favourable circumstances; likely to result in or show signs of successZephyr: A slight wind (usually refreshing)Insular: "having a narrow view of the world," like insular people who never leave their small town, which enables them to believe that every place in the world is the same and the people are all just like themLambent: A word describing a type of light that is subdued or soft. A lambent glow is not a bright, blinding light.Lofty: is a good word for describing something that's high above the ground, or someone who acts like she's high above everyone else.Loquaciousness: It is the quality of being very chatty or talkative. Your friend's loquaciousness is much more charming during a dinner party than first thing in the morning, when you're still half asleep.Adjunct: It means something added on, but not part of the whole. An adjunct professor is someone who is hired by a college to teach but isn't a full member of the faculty.

Ergo: The adverb ergo is a fancy version of "therefore." Use it as a connector between thoughts and sentences that logically follow. You were present during the robbery; ergo, you were called as a witness.Reticence: The trait of being uncommunicative; not volunteering anything morethan necessaryFrisk: The act of searching someone for concealed weapons or illegal drugs