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Interesting Words

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  • Effloresce - to burst into blossom; blossom
  • Aphorism - a terse saying, expressing a general truth, principal or astute observation, and spoken or written in a laconic and memorable form
  • Laconic - (of a person, speech, or style of writing) using very few words
  • Poignant - evoking a keen sense of sadness or regret
  • Proselytize - to convert ones religion
  • Panacea - a solution or remedy for all difficulties or diseases
  • Platitude - a trite, meaningless or prosaic statement, generally directed at quelling social, emotional or cognitive unease
  • Penultimate - second to last
  • Nadir - the lowest point in the fortunes of a person or organization
  • Kakorrhaphiophobia - fear of failure
  • Tantamount - equivalent in seriousness
  • Apocryphal - doubtful in authenticity despite being widely circulated as true
  • Quiescent - in a state of dormancy