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Vocabulary For Essay Writing (Top Words)

This document contains a list of vocabulary words useful for essay writing. It includes over 30 words ranging from abstract concepts like "aesthetic" and "candor" to attitudes like "apathetic" and "imperious" to qualities such as "innovative" and "profound". The words cover a wide variety of topics and can help writers incorporate sophisticated vocabulary into their essays.

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Vocabulary For Essay Writing (Top Words)

This document contains a list of vocabulary words useful for essay writing. It includes over 30 words ranging from abstract concepts like "aesthetic" and "candor" to attitudes like "apathetic" and "imperious" to qualities such as "innovative" and "profound". The words cover a wide variety of topics and can help writers incorporate sophisticated vocabulary into their essays.

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vocabulary for essay writing (top words)

 abstract- not concrete


 aesthetic- having to do with the appreciation of beauty
 alleviate –to ease a pain or a burden
 ambivalent- simultaneously feeling opposing feelings; uncertain
 apathetic –feeling or showing little emotion
 auspicious- favorable; promising
 benevolent-well-meaning; generous
 candor –sincerity; openness
 cogent –convincing; reasonable
 comprehensive- broad or complete in scope or content
 contemporary –current, modern; from the same time
 conviction –a fixed or strong belief
 diligent- marked by painstaking effort; hard-working
 dubious –doubtful; of unlikely authenticity
 eclectic –made up of a variety of sources or styles
 egregious- conspicuously bad or offensive
 exculpate –to free from guilt or blame
 florid –flowery or elaborate in style
 gratuitous- given freely; unearned; unwarranted
 hackneyed –worn out through overuse; trite
 idealize –to consider perfect
 impartial- not in favor of one side or the other; unbiased
 imperious- arrogantly domineering or overbearing
 inherent –inborn; built-in
 innovative- introducing something new
 inveterate –long established; deep-rooted; habitual
 laudatory –giving praise
 maverick –one who resists adherence to a group
 mollify –to calm or soothe
 novel –strikingly new or unusual
 obdurate- stubborn; inflexible
 objectivity- judgment uninfluenced by emotion
 obstinate –stubbornly adhering to an opinion
 ornate –elaborately decorated
 ostentatious- describing a pretentious display
 paramount –of chief concern or importance
 penitent –expressing remorse for one’s misdeeds
 pervasive- dispersed throughout
 plausible –seemingly valid or acceptable; credible
 profound –having great depth or seriousness
 prosaic –unimaginative; dull; ordinary
 quandary –a state of uncertainty or perplexity
 rancorous –hateful; marked by deep-seated ill will
 spurious –not genuine; false; counterfeit
 stoic –indifferent to pleasure or pain; impassive
 superfluous- extra; unnecessary
 tenuous –having little substance or strength; unsure; weak
 timorous- timid; fearful
 transitory- short-lived; temporary
 vindicated –freed from blame

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