List of Use words accurately and precisely
- Ambiguous – Open to more than one interpretation; unclear.
- Articulate – Expressing oneself clearly and effectively.
- Astute – Quick to understand situations and act accordingly; perceptive.
- Candid – Honest and straightforward in speech or behavior.
- Circumspect – Wary and unwilling to take risks; cautious.
- Coherent – Logical and consistent; easy to understand.
- Concise – Expressing much in few words; brief but comprehensive.
- Convoluted – Extremely complex and difficult to follow.
- Credible – Able to be believed; convincing.
- Deft – Quick and skillful in movement or thought.
- Digress – To stray from the main topic in writing or speaking.
- Discerning – Having or showing good judgment; perceptive.
- Eloquent – Fluent or persuasive in speaking or writing.
- Esoteric – Intended for or likely to be understood by only a small number of people.
- Extemporaneous – Spoken or done without preparation; improvised.
- Explicit – Stated clearly and in detail, leaving no room for confusion or doubt.
- Forthright – Direct and outspoken; straightforward and honest.
- Incoherent – Not clear or expressed in an intelligible manner.
- Indisputable – Unable to be challenged or denied; unquestionable.
- Intricate – Very complicated or detailed.
- Lucid – Expressed clearly; easy to understand.
- Nuance – A subtle difference in or shade of meaning, expression, or sound.
- Paradox – A statement that contradicts itself but may be true.
- Perspicacious – Having a ready insight into and understanding of things.
- Poignant – Evoking a keen sense of sadness or regret; deeply moving.
- Pragmatic – Dealing with things sensibly and realistically in a way that is based on practical rather than theoretical considerations.
- Precise – Marked by exactness and accuracy of expression or detail.
- Pungent – Having a sharply strong taste or smell.
- Rhetoric – The art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing.
- Succinct – Briefly and clearly expressed.
- Superfluous – Unnecessary, especially through being more than enough.
- Tactful – Having or showing sensitivity in dealing with others or with difficult issues.
- Terse – Sparing in the use of words; abrupt.
- Tenuous – Very weak or slight.
- Verbose – Using or expressed in more words than are needed.
- Vociferous – Vehement or clamorous; loud and forceful in expression.
- Zealous – Showing great energy or enthusiasm in pursuit of a cause or objective.
- Abstruse – Difficult to understand; obscure.
- Aesthetic – Concerned with beauty or the appreciation of beauty.
- Capitulate – Cease to resist an opponent or an unwelcome demand; surrender.
- Circumlocution – The use of many words where fewer would do, especially in a deliberate attempt to be vague or evasive.
- Connotation – An idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal or primary meaning.
- Denotation – The literal or primary meaning of a word, in contrast to the feelings or ideas that the word suggests.
- Didactic – Intended to teach, particularly in having moral instruction as an ulterior motive.
- Efficacious – Successful in producing a desired or intended result; effective.
- Elucidate – Make (something) clear; explain.
- Epiphany – A moment of sudden revelation or insight.
- Equanimity – Mental calmness, composure, and evenness of temper, especially in a difficult situation.
- Erudite – Having or showing great knowledge or learning.
- Facetious – Treating serious issues with deliberately inappropriate humor; flippant.
- Hackneyed – (of a phrase or idea) lacking significance through having been overused; unoriginal and trite.
- Idiosyncrasy – A mode of behavior or way of thought peculiar to an individual.
- Ineffable – Too great or extreme to be expressed or described in words.
- Inference – A conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning.
- Ingratiate – Bring oneself into favor with someone by flattering or trying to please them.
- Insidious – Proceeding in a gradual, subtle way, but with harmful effects.
- Intrinsic – Belonging naturally; essential.
- Juxtaposition – The fact of two things being seen or placed close together with contrasting effect.
- Labyrinthine – (of a system) intricate and confusing.
- Meticulous – Showing great attention to detail; very careful and precise.
- Myriad – A countless or extremely great number of people or things.
- Nefarious – (typically of an action or activity) wicked or criminal.
- Ostensible – Stated or appearing to be true, but not necessarily so.
- Paradoxical – Seemingly absurd or self-contradictory.
- Pernicious – Having a harmful effect, especially in a gradual or subtle way.
- Peruse – Read (something), typically in a thorough or careful way.
- Phenomenon – A fact or situation that is observed to exist or happen, especially one whose cause or explanation is in question.
- Polemical – Relating to or involving strongly critical, controversial, or disputatious writing or speech.
- Precarious – Not securely held or in position; dangerously likely to fall or collapse.
- Profound – (of a state, quality, or emotion) very great or intense.
- Prolific – (of a person, artist, or author) producing much fruit or foliage or many offspring; producing in large quantities or with great frequency; highly productive.
- Propensity – An inclination or natural tendency to behave in a particular way.
- Prosaic – Having the style or diction of prose; lacking poetic beauty; commonplace; unromantic.
- Pugnacious – Eager or quick to argue, quarrel, or fight.
- Quintessential – Representing the most perfect or typical example of a quality or class.
- Rationalize – Attempt to explain or justify (one’s own or another’s behavior or attitude) with logical, plausible reasons, even if these are not true or appropriate.
- Redundant – Not or no longer needed or useful; superfluous.
- Resilient – Able to recoil or spring back into shape after bending, stretching, or being compressed.
- Retrospective – Looking back on or dealing with past events or situations.
- Rhetorical – (of a question) asked in order to produce an effect or to make a statement rather than to elicit information.
- Rigorous – Extremely thorough, exhaustive, or accurate.
- Salient – Most noticeable or important; standing out conspicuously.
- Sardonic – Grimly mocking or cynical.
- Serendipity – The occurrence and development of events by chance in a happy or beneficial way.
- Soporific – Tending to induce drowsiness or sleep.
- Spurious – Not being what it purports to be; false or fake.
- Sycophant – A person who acts obsequiously towards someone important in order to gain advantage.
- Tenuous – Very weak or slight.
- Ubiquitous – Present, appearing, or found everywhere.
- Unprecedented – Never done or known before.
- Untenable – (especially of a position or view) not able to be maintained or defended against attack or objection.
- Vacillate – Alternate or waver between different opinions or actions; be indecisive.
- Veracity – Conformity to facts; accuracy.
- Verbose – Using or expressed in more words than are needed.
- Viable – Capable of working successfully; feasible.
- Vindicate – Clear (someone) of blame or suspicion.
- Volatile – (of a substance) easily evaporated at normal temperatures.
- Wistful – Having or showing a feeling of vague or regretful longing.
- Zealous – Having or showing zeal; fervent or enthusiastic.
- Zenith – The highest point reached by a celestial or other object.
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