Vocabulary
Words worth actually using
Knowing a word is not the same as being able to use it. Each guide gives you the plain-English meaning, how to say it, five sentences you could actually drop into a conversation, the mistakes people make, and how it differs from the words it gets confused with. Then the part that makes it stick: say it out loud.
- eloquentEL-uh-kwuhnt
- articulatear-TIK-yuh-luht (adjective), ar-TIK-yuh-layt (verb)
- concisekuhn-SISE
- candidKAN-did
- pragmaticprag-MAT-ik
- resilientri-ZIL-yuhnt
- meticulousmuh-TIK-yuh-luhs
- empathyEM-puh-thee
- nuanceNOO-ahns
- ubiquitousyoo-BIK-wuh-tuhs
- gregariousgruh-GAIR-ee-uhs
- diligentDIL-uh-juhnt
- coherentkoh-HEER-uhnt
- genuineJEN-yoo-in
- humbleHUHM-buhl
- insightIN-site
- momentummoh-MEN-tuhm
- persistentper-SIS-tuhnt
- versatileVUR-suh-tuhl
- compellingkuhm-PEL-ing
- profoundpruh-FOWND
- tangibleTAN-juh-buhl
- tenacioustuh-NAY-shuhs
- astuteuh-STOOT
- pivotalPIV-uh-tuhl
- leverageLEV-er-ij
- convictionkuhn-VIK-shuhn
- prudentPROO-duhnt
- objectiveuhb-JEK-tiv
- nonchalantnon-shuh-LAHNT
- quintessentialkwin-tuh-SEN-shuhl
- adaptableuh-DAP-tuh-buhl
- graciousGRAY-shuhs
- judiciousjoo-DISH-uhs
- resourcefulri-SORS-fuhl
- sinceresin-SEER
- optimisticop-tuh-MIS-tik
- curiousKYOOR-ee-uhs
- ambiguousam-BIG-yoo-uhs
- inevitablein-EV-uh-tuh-buhl
- formidableFOR-mih-duh-buhl
- deliberatedih-LIB-er-it (adjective), dih-LIB-uh-rayt (verb)
- vividVIV-id
- eagerEE-ger
- clarityKLAIR-uh-tee
- gratitudeGRAT-uh-tood
- disciplineDIS-uh-plin
- mitigateMIT-uh-gayt
- pertinentPUR-tuh-nuhnt
- affableAF-uh-buhl
- magnanimousmag-NAN-uh-muhs