vocabulary for writing

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  • to be on the verge of sth - to be about to do or happen
  • to be at loggerheads with sb/sth - to have an argument, disagreement
  • to be out of sorts - not feeling well; irritable
  • querulous: complaining in a rather petulant or whining manner
  • puerile : childish, immature, silly, or trivial
  • repugnant : causing disgust or dislike
  • recondite : difficult to understand because it is very technical or specialized
  • scurrilous : insulting someone by spreading false stories that are intended to damage their reputation
  • reprehensible : deserving blame or censure
  • tendentious : tending to favour one side over another
  • tardy : late
  • vaporous : (of something) having the quality of vapor or mist
  • vituperative : using strong language to criticize somebody harshly
  • vexatious : annoying or troublesome
  • reprehensible : worthy of condemnation; censurable.
  • lucrative : producing a great deal of profit
  • pellucid : clear and easy to understand
  • obtrusive : causing annoyance by being too noticeable or conspicuous
  • prosaic : lacking imagination, dull
  • ergo : therefore
  • erratic : not even or regular in pattern or movement; unpredictable.
  • glean : obtain (information) from various sources, often with difficulty.
  • grandiose : impressive and imposing in appearance or style, especially pretentiously so.
  • gratuitous : done without good reason; uncalled for.
  • kindred : similar in kind; related.
  • inscrutable: impossible to understand or interpret.
  • enigmatic : difficult to interpret or understand; mysterious.
  • innocuous : not harmful or offensive.
  • indulgent : willing to allow someone to behave as they want, even if it is wrong.