Continuing with my yesterday’s blog on ENGLISH WORDS, here are the balance 50 words:
51 Lackadaisical– lacking enthusiasm or effort.
52 Lambent– softly glowing or flickering.
53 Lollygag– to spend time aimlessly, idle.
54 Malarkey– nonsense, insincere talk.
55 Mollycoddle– to treat someone indulgently or protectively.
56 Moxie– determination or nerve.
57 Muckety-muck– a self important person.
58 Nitwit– silly or foolish person.
59 Noggin– a person’s head.
60 Nudiustertian– the day before yesterday.
61 Oxter– armpit.
62 Pandiculation– stretching oneself and yawning.
63 Panjandrum– a person who has or claims to have great authority.
64 Persnickety– overly particular about minor details.
65 Petrichor– the pleasant smell after rain.
66 Piffle– trivial nonsense.
67 Pogonotrophy– the act of cultivating a beard.
68 Poppycock– nonsense or foolish talk.
69 Quire– two dozen sheets of paper.
70 Rigmarole– complicated procedure or nonsense.
71 Salopettes– waterproof trousers used in skiing.
72 Schadenfreude– pleasure derived from others’ misfortunes.
73 Scuttlebutt– rumour or gossip.
74 Shenanigans– playful mischief or trickery.
75 Shilly-shally– to hesitate or be indecisive.
76 Sialoquent– spitting excessively while speaking.
77 Skedaddle– to depart quickly.
78 Skullduggery– trickery or deceitful behavior.
79 Snickersnee– a large knife.
80 Snollygoster– a clever, unscrupulous person.
81 Snuggery– a cozy or comfortable place.
82 Sockdolager– a decisive blow or an exceptional person or thing.
83 Taradiddle– trivial lie or nonsense.
84 Tatterdemalion– person dressed in ragged clothing.
85 Thingamajig- something whose name is forgotten.
86 Tintinnabulation– the ringing or sounding of bells.
87 Troglodyte– a person who lives alone, hermit like.
88 Ultracerepidarian– one who speaks beyond their knowledge.
89 Vomitorium– an entrance or exit in a stadium or theatre.
90 Wabbit– feeling exhausted or slightly unwell.
91 Whatchamacallit– something whose name escapes you.
92 Whippersnapper– a young inexperienced person.
93 Whirlgig– a toy device that spins.
94 Widdershins– moving counterclockwise.
95 Winklepicker– shoe with a sharp, pointed toe.
96 Woebegone– looking sad or miserable.
97 Xertz– to gulp something down quickly and greedily.
98 Yarborough– a hand of cards containing no card above nine.
99 Zoanthropy– delusion of being an animal.
100 Zonked– exhausted or extremely tired.
Friends, to tell you truth from this list of 100 words, I hardly knew around 12-13 words. You all know there is one Indian politician named Shashi Tharoor who uses these types of words when he speaks or writes.
Waiting for your feedback on this blog.
Anil Malik
Mumbai, India
9th April 2024.