10 Fun Words to Use More Often

When’s the last time that you used one of these delightful words?

Scrumptious

adjective
Delicious; delectable

Lane’s father makes the most scrumptious spaghetti.

Swell

verb
1.(intransitive) To become bigger, especially due to being engorged.

After being stung by the wasp, Maggie’s finger began to swell.

2.(transitive) To raise to arrogance; to puff up; to inflate.

All the compliments will only swell his ego.

adjective
(informal, now somewhat dated or ironic)
Excellent.

We had a great time at the party; it was swell!

Absurd

adjective
Contrary to reason or propriety; obviously and flatly opposed to manifest truth; inconsistent with the plain dictates of common sense; logically contradictory ; nonsensical; ridiculous; silly.

It was absurd to assume that Mickey and Minnie would actually attend the elementary graduation.

Hullabaloo

noun
a commotion; a fuss.

I don’t do holiday shopping on Black Friday; I hate the hullabaloo.

Audacity

noun
1.Insolent boldness, especially when imprudent or unconventional.
2.Fearlessness, intrepid daring

It took a level of audacity for Lauren to do what she did. It was amazing.

Resplendent

adjective
Attractive and impressive through being richly colorful or sumptuous.

The king’s embroidered gown was resplendent.

Skedaddle

verb
Depart quickly or hurriedly; run away.

The awkwardness compelled Tom to skedaddle.

Gumption

noun
Shrewd or spirited initiative and resourcefulness.

Tara had a gumption that made her a dependable leader under pressure.

Balderdash

noun
Senseless talk or writing; nonsense.

Everything we hear from the politicians lately is utter balderdash.

Lullaby

noun
A quiet, gentle song sung to send a child to sleep.

Frank wrote a special lullaby to sing his new daughter to sleep.

What words do you think people should say more often?

All definitions sourced from wiktionary.com.

from Grammarly Blog
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