These are five words I would like to use more in casual conversation, but it would sound like I'm trying to sound smarter than I really am.
1.lugubrious
mournful, dismal
How I would like to interject the word in conversation.
"Yes, Charles is looking quite lugubrious today. It is a shame, really."
What I normally would say.
"Chuck looks bad."
2.coquettish
A woman who endeavors to without sincere affection to gain the attention and admiration of men.
How I would like to interject the word in conversation.
"That gentlewoman appears frighteningly coquettish standing there twirling her parasol in our direction."
What I normally would say.
"Pretty."
3.audacity
shameless boldness
How I would like to interject the word in conversation.
"I cannot believe sir that you would have the audacity to suggest such an accusation to my personage!"
What I normally would say.
"You wanna piece of me!"
4.bombastic
pompous, overblown
How I would like to interject the word in conversation.
"My analysis concludes that this paragraph is full of bombastic pretension and needs to be revised to reflect a more reasonable observation."
What I normally would say.
"Arrogant bastard."
5.acquiesce
to accept, comply
How I would like to interject the word in conversation.
"I resignedly acquiesce to your demands, but never believe for one moment that I have readily capitulated with a reposed moral conscience."
What I normally would say.
"Okay, I'll do it."
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