Bombastic Words
Accolade - praise
Allusion - indirect reference
Ambivalence - uncertainty; having 'mixed' feelings
Ambivalent - unable to decide
Analogy -comparison
Anecdote - short account of something interesting; story
Anomalous - odd; not fitting the pattern
Apparition - ghost; something that 'appears'
Aspersion - negative feeling; damaging remark
Belligerence - aggression
Bombastic - too elaborate; exaggerated
Candid - truthful
Capricious - changeable; fickle
Cherished - cared for; firmly-held
Cliche - over-used expression
Conception -1. idea; view. 2. beginning of pregnancy
Convoluted- complicated or long-winded
Credence - belief
Cryptic - hidden
Currency - 1. widespread acceptance, 2. money
Decorous - good and correct (used of behavior)
Denunciation - act of speaking out against
Derailed - thrown off course
Derivative - unoriginal
Despotic - acting like a tyrant
Detritus - rubbish
Diaphanous - very thin and transparent
Dictum - often-used saying
Dilettante - person who dabbles in the arts
Disdained - showed contempt for
Dispassionate - unbiased; fair
Dowager - an elderly woman of elevate social status
Dubious - doubtful
Egalitarian - equal; believer in equality
Elicit - draw out (used mainly for information or feelings)
Elliptical - 1. shaped like an ellipse, 2. indirect
Epitomizes - acts as a typical example of
Equivocate - speak ambiguously/vaguely
Evasiveness - trying to avoid something
Explicitly - very clear; nothing hidden
Foraging - searching for food
Hypothetical - based on guesswork; not proven
Iconoclast - person who goes against accepted authority
Idiosyncratic - quirky; unique to an individual
Imponderable - cannot be understood
Indecorous not - well-behaved; lacking in dignity
Indigence - extreme poverty
Inept - clumsy
Inherent - inbuilt; genetic
Intricate - complicated
Irrefutable - cannot be proved wrong
Jingoism - using words to stir up exaggerated patriotism
Jubilant - joyful
Judicious - fair and equal
Lament - express regret over something
Loquacious - talkative; using too many words
Mendicancy - begging
Metaphorical - not literal; figurative
Milieu - environment; surroundings
Mitigated - made less severe
Nascent - just begun; in an early stage of development
Nostalgia - longing for the past
Obtrusive - easily seen
Orthographical - concerned with writing and spelling
Ossified - become fixed and rigid
Ostentatious - showy
Palpable - can be felt
Pastoral - 1. concerned with the countryside, 2. concerned with the care a pastor gives to someone
Pedestrian - 1. boring (adj), 2. person who walks (n)
Perfidy - treachery; betrayal
Profligacy - wasteful and immoral behavior
Prohibitive -very expensive
Prudence - wisdom; caution
Pugnacious - aggressive
Purveyor - one who sells something or causes something to spread
Resonance - echo
Respite - break (from work etc.)
Resurgence - revival
Sparse - thin; not thick
Stringent - strict
Succumbing - giving in to; falling under the influence of
Supercilious - arrogant
Tenacity - firmness of purpose
Transcend - go beyond a limit
Variegated - multicolored
Venerable - worthy of respect
Viable - workable; able to live or grow
Visceral - concerned with the 'guts'; physical rather than mental
Accolade - praise
Allusion - indirect reference
Ambivalence - uncertainty; having 'mixed' feelings
Ambivalent - unable to decide
Analogy -comparison
Anecdote - short account of something interesting; story
Anomalous - odd; not fitting the pattern
Apparition - ghost; something that 'appears'
Aspersion - negative feeling; damaging remark
Belligerence - aggression
Bombastic - too elaborate; exaggerated
Candid - truthful
Capricious - changeable; fickle
Cherished - cared for; firmly-held
Cliche - over-used expression
Conception -1. idea; view. 2. beginning of pregnancy
Convoluted- complicated or long-winded
Credence - belief
Cryptic - hidden
Currency - 1. widespread acceptance, 2. money
Decorous - good and correct (used of behavior)
Denunciation - act of speaking out against
Derailed - thrown off course
Derivative - unoriginal
Despotic - acting like a tyrant
Detritus - rubbish
Diaphanous - very thin and transparent
Dictum - often-used saying
Dilettante - person who dabbles in the arts
Disdained - showed contempt for
Dispassionate - unbiased; fair
Dowager - an elderly woman of elevate social status
Dubious - doubtful
Egalitarian - equal; believer in equality
Elicit - draw out (used mainly for information or feelings)
Elliptical - 1. shaped like an ellipse, 2. indirect
Epitomizes - acts as a typical example of
Equivocate - speak ambiguously/vaguely
Evasiveness - trying to avoid something
Explicitly - very clear; nothing hidden
Foraging - searching for food
Hypothetical - based on guesswork; not proven
Iconoclast - person who goes against accepted authority
Idiosyncratic - quirky; unique to an individual
Imponderable - cannot be understood
Indecorous not - well-behaved; lacking in dignity
Indigence - extreme poverty
Inept - clumsy
Inherent - inbuilt; genetic
Intricate - complicated
Irrefutable - cannot be proved wrong
Jingoism - using words to stir up exaggerated patriotism
Jubilant - joyful
Judicious - fair and equal
Lament - express regret over something
Loquacious - talkative; using too many words
Mendicancy - begging
Metaphorical - not literal; figurative
Milieu - environment; surroundings
Mitigated - made less severe
Nascent - just begun; in an early stage of development
Nostalgia - longing for the past
Obtrusive - easily seen
Orthographical - concerned with writing and spelling
Ossified - become fixed and rigid
Ostentatious - showy
Palpable - can be felt
Pastoral - 1. concerned with the countryside, 2. concerned with the care a pastor gives to someone
Pedestrian - 1. boring (adj), 2. person who walks (n)
Perfidy - treachery; betrayal
Profligacy - wasteful and immoral behavior
Prohibitive -very expensive
Prudence - wisdom; caution
Pugnacious - aggressive
Purveyor - one who sells something or causes something to spread
Resonance - echo
Respite - break (from work etc.)
Resurgence - revival
Sparse - thin; not thick
Stringent - strict
Succumbing - giving in to; falling under the influence of
Supercilious - arrogant
Tenacity - firmness of purpose
Transcend - go beyond a limit
Variegated - multicolored
Venerable - worthy of respect
Viable - workable; able to live or grow
Visceral - concerned with the 'guts'; physical rather than mental
Honest and heartfelt
"I love you."
"I adore you."
"I'm totally into you."
"I love you from the bottom of my heart."
"You mean so much to me."
"I'm yours."
"You complete me."
"I'm in love with you."
"There is no other."
"You're my ideal woman."
Complimentary
"You're my Prince Charming."
"You're my angel."
"You're my princess."
"You're incredible."
"You're my baby."
"You're my king."
"You're mine."
"You're amazing."
Persuasive
"We're perfect for each other."
"We're a good match."
"You can't deny what's between us."
"We're meant for each other."
"We complete each other."
Romantic
"I'm infatuated with you."
"You're my lover."
"You're captivating."
"I'm addicted to you."
"You're perfect."
"I've totally fallen for you."
Confessional
"I've got a thing for you."
"I have feelings for you."
"I feel something for you."
"I'm drawn to you."
"I think of you as more than a friend."
"I've got a crush on you."
"I've had a crush on you for a long time."
"I think I'm in love with you."
"I think you're the one."
Light and Casual
"Love ya!"
"We make a good team."
"You're so awesome."
"I'd like for us to get together."
Lustful
"You've got what I need."
"I want you."
"Let's get it on."
"I must have you."
"You make me burn with desire."
"I'm burning for you."
"I need you."
Over-the-top
"I worship you."
"I'm crazy about you."
"We're soul mates."
"You make me want to be a better man."
"We were meant to be together."
"I can't live without you."
"You're my goddess."
"I can't bear to be apart from you."
"I idolize you."
"You're my everything."
Old married couple-ish
"You're my sweetie."
"You're my sunshine."
"You're my other half."
"You're my darling."
"I'm devoted to you."
Talking about the relationship
"I want to take this slow."
"This is more than a crush."
"I can't get over you."
"I'm ready to take it to the next level."
"I think I wanna have your baby!"
Slangy
"I'm hooked on you."
"I'm all about you."
"I'm down with you."
"You're my man."
"You're my girl."
Understated
"I'm rather partial to you."
"You're not bad."
"I kinda like you."
"I'm fond of you."
"I have a soft spot for you."
Poetic
"I'm smitten with you."
"I yearn for you."
"You turn me inside out."
"You've put a spell on me."
"I'm under your spell."
"My heart calls out for you."
"You make me feel young again."
Cold and scientific
"I'm physically attracted to you."
"You are the object of my affection."
"We have a good chemistry."
"I feel affectionate toward you."
"I care for you deeply."
Old-timey
"You're my best girl."
"I'm sweet on you."
"Do you want to go steady?"
"Will you go with me?"
"Roses are red; violets are blue; sugar is sweet, and so are you."
"I'm enamored with you."
"I'm mad about you."
"I hereby declare my love and affection toward you."
"I love you."
"I adore you."
"I'm totally into you."
"I love you from the bottom of my heart."
"You mean so much to me."
"I'm yours."
"You complete me."
"I'm in love with you."
"There is no other."
"You're my ideal woman."
Complimentary
"You're my Prince Charming."
"You're my angel."
"You're my princess."
"You're incredible."
"You're my baby."
"You're my king."
"You're mine."
"You're amazing."
Persuasive
"We're perfect for each other."
"We're a good match."
"You can't deny what's between us."
"We're meant for each other."
"We complete each other."
Romantic
"I'm infatuated with you."
"You're my lover."
"You're captivating."
"I'm addicted to you."
"You're perfect."
"I've totally fallen for you."
Confessional
"I've got a thing for you."
"I have feelings for you."
"I feel something for you."
"I'm drawn to you."
"I think of you as more than a friend."
"I've got a crush on you."
"I've had a crush on you for a long time."
"I think I'm in love with you."
"I think you're the one."
Light and Casual
"Love ya!"
"We make a good team."
"You're so awesome."
"I'd like for us to get together."
Lustful
"You've got what I need."
"I want you."
"Let's get it on."
"I must have you."
"You make me burn with desire."
"I'm burning for you."
"I need you."
Over-the-top
"I worship you."
"I'm crazy about you."
"We're soul mates."
"You make me want to be a better man."
"We were meant to be together."
"I can't live without you."
"You're my goddess."
"I can't bear to be apart from you."
"I idolize you."
"You're my everything."
Old married couple-ish
"You're my sweetie."
"You're my sunshine."
"You're my other half."
"You're my darling."
"I'm devoted to you."
Talking about the relationship
"I want to take this slow."
"This is more than a crush."
"I can't get over you."
"I'm ready to take it to the next level."
"I think I wanna have your baby!"
Slangy
"I'm hooked on you."
"I'm all about you."
"I'm down with you."
"You're my man."
"You're my girl."
Understated
"I'm rather partial to you."
"You're not bad."
"I kinda like you."
"I'm fond of you."
"I have a soft spot for you."
Poetic
"I'm smitten with you."
"I yearn for you."
"You turn me inside out."
"You've put a spell on me."
"I'm under your spell."
"My heart calls out for you."
"You make me feel young again."
Cold and scientific
"I'm physically attracted to you."
"You are the object of my affection."
"We have a good chemistry."
"I feel affectionate toward you."
"I care for you deeply."
Old-timey
"You're my best girl."
"I'm sweet on you."
"Do you want to go steady?"
"Will you go with me?"
"Roses are red; violets are blue; sugar is sweet, and so are you."
"I'm enamored with you."
"I'm mad about you."
"I hereby declare my love and affection toward you."
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