Use Fancy Words: self-effacing
Fancy word Everygirls should know: self-effacing Why we chose this fancy word: One of our editors, Alaina, was leafing through her new copy of By Invitation Only by Gilt founders Alexis Maybank and...
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Fancy word Everygirls should know: insouciant Why we chose this fancy word: When an Everygirl reader submitted insouciant as a possible fancy word, we were instantly intrigued. Upon learning its...
View ArticleUse Fancy Words: quotidian
Fancy word Everygirls should know: quotidian Why we chose this fancy word: One of our writing interns, Clarissa Fidler, stumbled upon this word while reading a New York Times article by David Carr. She...
View ArticleUse Fancy Words: dalliance
Fancy word Everygirls should know: dalliance Why we chose this fancy word: Editorial Assistant, Caitlin Brown was scolded over the weekend by her older sister for her dalliance while she was supposed...
View ArticleUse Fancy Words: Masticate
Fancy word Everygirls should know: masticate Why we chose this fancy word: On lonely Friday nights, what’s a girl to do but masticate? Grab a glass of red, turn on a Colin Firth flick and let your...
View ArticleUse Fancy Words: Visceral
Fancy word Everygirls should know: visceral Why we chose this fancy word: Visceral is commonly known as the word-you’ve-heard-but-have-no-clue-what-it-means. It’s a great go-to word for boosting your...
View ArticleUse Fancy Words: Opine
Fancy word Everygirls should know: opine Why we chose this fancy word: Ah, the elusive and uncelebrated opine. This fancy word definitely conjures up the memory of one of those SAT words that, while in...
View ArticleUse Fancy Words: Supercilious
Fancy word Everygirls should know: supercilious Why we chose this fancy word: Occasionally, Everygirls are exposed to those of the unsavory genus—the snobby co-worker, the holier-than-thou roommate,...
View ArticleUse Fancy Words: Dither
Fancy word Everygirls should know: dither Why we chose this fancy word: When you need a better way to describe (a), your wavering attitude about which dress you’re wearing on your birthday, (b),...
View ArticleUse Fancy Words: Garrulous
Fancy word Everygirls should know: garrulous Why we chose this fancy word: More often than not, less says more. Way more often than not, we are surrounded by the opposite. The loquacity of political...
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