50 Difficult English Words With Meanings

Nirav Gohel
4 min readApr 3, 2024

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here are 50 difficult English words along with their meanings:

  • Ubiquitous — Present, appearing, or found everywhere
  • Quixotic — Exceedingly idealistic; unrealistic and impractical
  • Serendipity — The occurrence of events by chance in a happy or beneficial way
  • Epitome — A perfect example or representation of a particular quality or type
  • Esoteric — Intended for or likely to be understood by only a small number of people with a specialized knowledge or interest
  • Plethora — An excessive amount of something
  • Ephemeral — Lasting for a very short time
  • Ineffable — Too great or extreme to be expressed or described in words
  • Obfuscate — Render obscure, unclear, or unintelligible
  • Vicissitude — A change of circumstances or fortune, typically one that is unwelcome or unpleasant
  • Mellifluous — Sweet or musical; pleasant to hear
  • Perspicacious — Having a ready insight into and understanding of things
  • Discombobulate — Disconcert or confuse (someone)
  • Magnanimous — Very generous or forgiving, especially toward a rival or someone less powerful than oneself
  • Exacerbate — Make (a problem, bad situation, or negative feeling) worse
  • Pernicious — Having a harmful effect, especially in a gradual or subtle way
  • Quagmire — A soft boggy area of land that gives way underfoot; an awkward, complex, or hazardous situation
  • Pedantic — Excessively concerned with minor details or rules; overscrupulous
  • Cacophony — A harsh, discordant mixture of sounds
  • Juxtapose — Place or deal with close together for contrasting effect
  • Epiphany — A moment of sudden revelation or insight
  • Recalcitrant — Having an obstinately uncooperative attitude towards authority or discipline
  • Idiosyncrasy — A mode of behavior or way of thought peculiar to an individual
  • Altruistic — Showing a disinterested and selfless concern for the well-being of others; unselfish
  • Deleterious — Causing harm or damage
  • Lugubrious — Looking or sounding sad and dismal
  • Mellifluous — (of a voice or words) sweet or musical; pleasant to hear
  • Obfuscate — Render obscure, unclear, or unintelligible
  • Vicissitude — A change of circumstances or fortune, typically one that is unwelcome or unpleasant
  • Perfidious — Deceitful and untrustworthy
  • Verisimilitude — The appearance of being true or real
  • Solipsistic — The view or theory that the self is all that can be known to exist
  • Panacea — A solution or remedy for all difficulties or diseases
  • Truculent — Eager or quick to argue or fight; aggressively defiant
  • Prosaic — Having the style or diction of prose; lacking poetic beauty
  • Sycophant — A person who acts obsequiously towards someone important in order to gain advantage
  • Obstreperous — Noisy and difficult to control
  • Quotidian — Of or occurring every day; daily
  • Insidious — Proceeding in a gradual, subtle way, but with harmful effects
  • Intransigent — Unwilling or refusing to change one’s views or to agree about something
  • Obsequious — Obedient or attentive to an excessive or servile degree
  • Pellucid — Translucently clear; easily understood
  • Recalcitrant — Having an obstinately uncooperative attitude towards authority or discipline
  • Sagacious — Having or showing keen mental discernment and good judgment; wise or shrewd
  • Perfidious — Deceitful and untrustworthy
  • Tumultuous — Making a loud, confused noise; uproarious
  • Verisimilitude — The appearance of being true or real
  • Quotidian — Of or occurring every day; daily
  • Intransigent — Unwilling or refusing to change one’s views or to agree about something
  • Sagacious — Having or showing keen mental discernment and good judgment; wise or shrewd

These words vary in difficulty and usage, but expanding your vocabulary with such terms can greatly enrich your language skills.

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Nirav Gohel
Nirav Gohel

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