Finals season is upon us, which means you probably have a ridiculous amount of final papers to write. Chances are you start to feel like Kronk when talking about Kuzco's poison, trying to figure out how to meet the insane word requirements. Here are ten intellectual words to add to the mix, so it doesn't sound like you just restructured the same sentence five times (it'll be our little secret).
1. Furthermore
- moreover;besides;inaddition:
"Furthermore, I am writing this essay at 2:00am and would really like to get an A+ on it."
2. Ghastly
- shockinglyfrightfulordreadful;horrible; resemblingaghost; terrible;verybad:
"My appearance during finals week is absolutely ghastly."
3. Notwithstanding
- inspiteof;withoutbeingopposedorprevented by; nevertheless:
"Notwithstanding the copious amount of studying I did, the exam was quite brutal."
4. Elucidate
- tomakelucidorclear;throwlightupon;explain:
"The professor tried to elucidate the concept, which was elucidating in my realization that I have no clue what's going on."
5. Obfuscate
- toconfuse,bewilder,orstupefy; tomakeobscureorunclear:
"When the professor elucidated the concept, he only further obfuscated its relevance. I'll probably fail that concept."
6. Benevolence
7. Calamitous
8. Exposure
- theactofexposing,layingopen,oruncovering:
"Ew that girl coughed in my face, I think I just witnessed my own exposure to the plague."
9. Complicit
- choosing to be involved in an illegal or questionable act, especially with others; having complicity:
"Copying an essay from google would make me complicit in plagiarism, so I need a procrastination-friendly alternative."
10. Culminate
- tobringtoaclose;complete;climax:
"The culmination of this semester cannot come quickly enough."
Need more examples? Click on the highlighted words, it'll take you to the source at dictionary.com.