New vocabulary to learn

Here are 10 new vocabulary words to learn, along with their meanings and example sentences:

  1. Perspicacious (adjective): Having a keen understanding and insight; able to notice and understand things that are not immediately apparent.

Example sentence: "She was a perspicacious observer of human behavior and was able to pick up on subtle cues that others might miss."

  1. Ennui (noun): A feeling of listlessness and boredom; a lack of interest or excitement.

Example sentence: "After a few months of doing the same job, he started to feel ennui and was looking for a change."

  1. Fastidious (adjective): Meticulous and demanding in one's standards; having a strong attention to detail.

Example sentence: "She was a fastidious editor who insisted on getting every detail just right before publishing the article."

  1. Garrulous (adjective): Talkative and loquacious; fond of talking and sharing one's thoughts and opinions.

Example sentence: "He was a garrulous person who loved to talk about his favorite sports team and would often dominate conversations."

  1. Inscrutable (adjective): Difficult to understand or interpret; mysterious or enigmatic.

Example sentence: "The ancient hieroglyphics were inscrutable to most people, but the expert was able to decipher their meaning."

  1. Lassitude (noun): A feeling of weariness or lack of energy; a state of being tired or sluggish.

Example sentence: "After a long day of traveling, she felt lassitude and just wanted to collapse onto her bed."

  1. Mercurial (adjective): Changeable and unpredictable; having a quick and sudden change of mood or behavior.

Example sentence: "He was a mercurial person who could go from being cheerful to irritable in a matter of seconds."

  1. Nebulous (adjective): Unclear or vague in meaning or form; lacking definition or clarity.

Example sentence: "The company's mission statement was nebulous and didn't provide much guidance on what they actually did."

  1. Perfidious (adjective): Disloyal or treacherous; having a tendency to betray or deceive others.

Example sentence: "He was a perfidious friend who would often stab you in the back to get ahead."

  1. Sagacious (adjective): Having keen discernment, good judgment, and farsightedness; wise and perceptive.

Example sentence: "The sagacious investor was able to predict the market downturn and made a fortune by selling his stocks early."

I hope these words help you expand your vocabulary!