50 Most Difficult Words in English Language and their Meaning

50 most diificult words in english language and their meaning


Everyone has to be attached, these words are ubiquitous and inevitable in every writing.





Do you read and read all through, without having an encounter with writing potholes, the difficult words? Well, maybe it could be some social media random posts that don’t go beyond 5- 6 sentences.

Difficult words are ubiquitous and inevitable in writing. Therefore, everyone has to adapt to them.

To lessen the reading stress of checking the dictionary from time to time, I have compiled 50 words I chose and reasoned to be difficult which you may come across anytime soon. Here are the: 

 50 difficult words in the English Language


Boulevard

A broad, well-paved, and landscaped thoroughfare.

Hegemony

Domination, influence, or authority over another.

Ameliorate

To make better, or improve something perceived to be in a negative condition.

Debauch

To involve in immoral acts such as alcohol; to morally corrupt

Subaltern

A subordinate; is someone of a lower rank or position; to be inferior or secondary.

Twaddle

A silly idle talk or writing; nonsense, rubbish.

Reek

A strong, unpleasant smell; to have an unpleasant smell.

Regent

One who rules in place of a monarch, especially because the monarch is too young or disabled. 

Knell

To ring a bell slowly, especially for a funeral; to summon by ringing a bell

Mauve

A pale purple or violet color

Disparate

Composed of inherently different or distinct elements.

Ostentatious

When someone intends to attract notice

Laconic

Using as few words as possible, concise.

Travesty

An appalling version of something; a stylistic imitation like a parody.

Inebriated

Behaving as though affected by alcohol

Languid

Lacking enthusiasm, energy, or strength.

Poise

A state of balance, equilibrium, and stability.

Anachronistic

Erroneous in date, not applicable to or not appropriate for the time.

Circumlocution

The use of more words than necessary to express an idea.

Iconoclast

One who destroys religious images or icons

Quintessence

A thing that is the most perfect example of its type; the most perfect embodiment of something; epitome, prototype.

Obdurate

An act of being stubbornly persistent, generally in wrongdoing

Vociferous

Making or characterized by a noisy outcry; clamorous

Beguile

To deceive or delude; to charm, delight, or captivate.

Ascetic

Rigorous self-denial or self-discipline.

Abnegation

A denial of desire or self-interest

Palpitated

To beat strongly or rapidly

Inert

Unable to move or act; inanimate.

Pervert

To be dishonest; someone whose sexual habit is not considered acceptable; to turn to another way

Vilify

To speak ill of someone; to belittle through speech

Murky

Hard to see through, gloomy

Exorcise

To drive out an evil spirit from a person or thing, especially by an incantation or prayer.

Fracas

A noisy, disorderly quarrel, fight, brawl, disturbance.

Filigree

To decorate an interior space as a house, room, or office.

Turquoise

A sky blue, greenish-blue color

Sepulchral

Relating to a grave or death; funeral

Frolic

Merry, joyous, full of playful mischief

Arabesque

An elaborate, ornate creations

Avalanche

A sudden great irresistible descent or influx; a barrage

Demented

Insane or mentally ill

Sheer

Very thin or transparent; unadulterated and unmixed

Aura

A distinctive atmosphere or quality is associated with something.

Ravenous

To be very hungry; grasping and having a strong desire for something

Gargantuan

Huge, immense, and tremendous

Abyss

An impending catastrophic happening; chaos.

Jolt

To push or shake abruptly or roughly; to shock someone into taking action or being alert.

Convalescence

Gradually healing after illness or injury

Fret

To be chaffed or irritated; too angry or vexed

Perfidy

Act of violating faith or allegiance; violation of a promise or vow; faithlessness; treachery.

Abeyance

Expectancy; condition of ownership of the real property being undetermined.

Which of these words have you had contact with before reading this article? I'm sure you can't remember more than 20 words without consulting a dictionary (smiles).
 
At this point, read them again, master them, and use them in your sentences. Note that there is no way you will not come across difficult words like these in articles you read. However, apart from looking at the dictionary from time to time to check the meaning of difficult words when you come across them, you can use Grammarly. 
 
When you have Grammarly installed on your phone, the app will automatically list the different meanings of a word that you click on for you. Take a look at the picture below, for example.



As you can see, in the sentence in the image above, I clicked on the word "hegemony" and, down below, Grammarly helped me find other words for hegemony, which are sovereignty, domination, supremacy, and more. So, this will help you understand difficult words easily. You can click here to sign up and install Grammarly. Good luck with your writing! 



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