Assiduous

Esoteric

Cyclothymic

Benignity

Flibbertigibbet

Indolent

Sententiously

Sedulous

Demure

Indelible

Evanesce

Prevaricate

Liminal

Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious

Inure

Perspicacious

Irascible

Insatiate

Prevaricator

Poppycock

Disconsolate

Prattle

Presentient

Puerile

Noumena

Dauntless

Abstruse

Somnolent

Imbrue

Placid

Catharsis

Tommyrot

Imperturbability

Taciturn

Pensive

Egregious

Tenacious

Winsomely

Comely

Persnickety

Inane

Confabulation

Codswallop

Misanthrope

Verity

Rapprochement

Jibboo

Purvey

Modish

Limned

Cogently

Peculate

Hathor

Benevolently

Quintessential

Ambrosial

Resolve

Neurolinguistics

Procurement

Pernicious

Objective

Hyperemic

Clairvoyant

Forthright

Animated

Providential

Factitious

Mien

Redolence

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Énouement

Kenopsia

Heterodox

Scrupulousness

Salubrious

Presumptuous

Antilogy

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My 2025 Goal

This year I’ve set a goal to learn one new word everyday. The aim is to use this word on it’s day, and learn 365 new words by the end of the year. See my progress below!

Assiduous

showing great care and perseverance

Words learnt so far

Evanesce

to slowly disappear or fade away

Resolve

to find a solution

Esoteric

understood by or meant for only the select few who have special knowledge or interest

Indolent

wanting to avoid activity or exertion; lazy

Cyclothymic

a mild form of bipolar disorder

Sententiously

trying to appear wise, intelligent, and important, in a way that is annoying

Puerile

childish, immature, or silly in a way that is not appropriate for an adult

Imperturbability

staying calm and confident

Confabulation

a casual conversation or discussion

Limned

to outline or depict in detail

Mien

how someone looks or acts

Neurolinguistics

study of how the brain processes language

Prevaricate

to avoid giving a direct answer or deviate from the truth

Perspicacious

able to judge quickly and correctly what people and situations are really like

Presentient

feeling something before it happens

Tommyrot

nonsense, rubbish

Inane

silly and meaningless

Modish

being in style or trendy

Providential

happening by good luck or divine intervention

Heterodox

having unusual or different beliefs

Factitious

artificially created or developed, not natural

Scrupulousness

careful attention to small details

Irascible

easily provoked to anger, irritable

Liminal

a word for the in-between; describes states, times, spaces etc., that exist at a point of change

Insatiate

always wanting more and never satisfied

Pensive

engaged in deep, often melancholy, thought

Noumena

the true nature of something beyond our senses

Taciturn

quiet or non speaking

Misanthrope

a person who hates or distrusts humankind

Peculate

to steal or misappropriate funds

Pernicious

extremely destructive or harmful

Redolence

having a pleasant smell

Salubrious

something that is healthy for the mind or body

Codswallop

nonsense; something that is not true

Cogently

in a clear and logical way

Procurement

the act of obtaining goods or services

Benignity

kindness or tolerance toward others

Sedulous

showing dedication and diligence; someone who works hard and doesn’t give up easily

Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious

extraordinarily wonderful or fantastic, often used humorously

Prevaricator

a person who has lied or lies repeatedly

Dauntless

not afraid of anything

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the number 77

Presumptuous

disrespectfully bold

Poppycock

nonsense or foolishness

Abstruse

hard to comprehend

Egregious

extremely bad

Somnolent

sleepy, drowsy

Tenacious

persistent and determined

Rapprochement

an establishment or reestablishment of harmonious relations

Hathor

Ancient Egyptian goddess of love and joy

Objective

based on facts, not feelings or opinions

Verity

the quality of being true or real

Flibbertigibbet

a frivolous, flighty, or excessively talkative person.

Demure

reserved, modest, and shy

Inure

to become immune to unpleasant events or situations

Disconsolate

deeply unhappy and without hope

Imbrue

to make something wet

Benevolently

Ancient Egyptian goddess of love and joy

Hyperemic

having more blood in an area than usual

Antilogy

contradiction in words or ideas

Indelible

impossible to erase or forget

Prattle

talking for a long period of time about insignificant things

Placid

calm and peaceful

Winsomely

in a way that is pleasing and attractive, often due to a childlike charm

Jibboo

a playful term for a fun gathering

Quintessential

perfect or typical example

Clairvoyant

able to perceive things that normal people cannot

Énouement

the bitter-sweetness of having arrived in the future, seeing how things turn out, but not being able to tell your past self

Catharsis

releasing strong emotions to feel better

Comely

attractive, beautiful

Persnickety

excessively particular or fastidious

Purvey

to provide or supply goods or services

Ambrosial

extremely pleasant in taste or smell

Forthright

directly and clearly speaking

Kenopsia

the haunting emptiness of a place once filled with life but now eerily quiet

Animated

lively