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10 Beautiful Words We Should All Use More Often

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Aislinn Antrim
Feb 27, 2018
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The English language is extraordinary. There's words for almost everything, and a seemingly endless supply of new words being added to the dictionary. So with all these words, why aren't we switching up our vocabularies more often? Even if it doesn't have an English translation, next time you need to vary the words in your paper, throw some of these in there.

1. Serendipity

noun; 1. the occurrence of events in a pleasantly coincidental way.

2. good fortune or luck

ex. It was a moment of serendipity when I stumbled across the book I had lost.

2. Beffudled

verb; 1. to be confused

3. Ethereal

adjective; 1. Light, airy, or tenuous

2. Extremely delicate or refined

3. Heavely or celestial

4. Ephemeral

adjective; 1. lasting a very short time; transitory

5. Halcyon

adjective; 1. calm, peaceful, tranquil

2. happy, joyful, carefree

6. Onomatopoeia

noun; 1. a word that sounds like its meaning

7. Quintessential

adjective; 1. of the pure and essential essence of something

2. of or relating to the most perfect embodiment of something

8. Woebegone

adjective; 1. showing sadness

9. Ineffable

adjective; 1. inexpressable

10. Epoch

noun; 1. a specific time marked by distinctive events

2. a particular period of time in a person's life

With so many beautiful words to choose from, what are you waiting for? Flip open a dictionary once in a while and impress your friends with those SAT words.

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