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A glossary of commonly used 'stuffy' words, with plain English translations.
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the ABOVEMENTIONED this
ABRREVIATE shorten, cut
ACCESSIBILITY ease
ACCESSIBLE easy
ACCELERATE speed up
ACCENTUATE stress
ACCORD (n) deal, agreement
ACKNOWLEDGE note (v)
ACTIVATE start, switch on
ADEQUATE(LY) enough
ADVENT coming, arrival
ADVERSITY hardship
AERIALLY in the air
the AFOREMENTIONED this
the AFORESAID this
in the AFTERMATH of after
AGGREGATION total, sum
ALBEIT (even) if
ALONGSIDE with, beside
ALPHABETISE spell, put in alphabetical order
ALTERCATION fight, brawl
ALTERNATE (v) switch, swap
ALTERNATIVE other
ALTERNATIVELY or
ALTITUDE height
AMENITY building, property, public toilet
APPROPRIATE (adj) best, apt, suitable
be APPROPRIATE for suit, fit, match
APPROXIMATELY about, roughly
APPROXIMATION guess
ARTICULATE (v) explain
AS REGARDS about
ASSISTANCE help
ATMOSPHERE air
AUGMENT increase (v)
AUGMENTATION increase (n)
AUTHENTIC true
AUTHOR (v) write, initiate
AUTHORISE let, allow, sign
BEHOOVES should [see ILL BEHOOVES]
CAMARADERIE friendship
CAPACITY space
CEASE AND DESIST stop
be COGNISANT of know, recognise, understand
COMMENCE begin, start (v)
COMMENCEMENT beginning, start (n)
CONCEPTUALISE imagine, think of
CONCERNING about
CONCUR agree
CONCURRENTLY now, at the same time as, while
be CONDUCIVE to suit (v)
CONFIGURE arrange
CONFLAGRATION fire
CONSEQUENCE result
CONSEQUENTIALLY as a result
CONSIDERABLY much
CONSIDERATION thought
CONSIGN to send
CONSIGNMENT package, shipment
CONSISTENT with like, most probably
CONSOLIDATE link, merge
CONSOLIDATION mass sackings
CONSULT ask, talk (v)
CONSULTATION talk (n)
CONSUMABLES stationery
CONTEMPORARY (adj) current, now
CONVENIENCE ease, public toilet
CONVERSE talk, speak
CORRECTIONAL FACILITY prison, jail
CORRECTIONS justice
DECILE level
DECIMATE damage, destroy, ruin
DELIVERABLE (n) task
DEMISE death, downfall
DEMOGRAPHIC (n) sector, category, group, grouping
DEMONSTRATE show
DEMONSTRATION display
DEPLOYMENT sacking, firing, lay-off
DESPITE THE FACT THAT though
DETENTION CENTRE prison camp, jail
DETERMINATION decision, opinion, grit
DETRIMENTAL harmful
DIALOGUE (v) talk, speak, write
DISBURSEMENTS costs
DISCONNECT (n) gap, split
DISCOVER find (v)
DISCOVERY find (n), finding
DISPATCH send
DOCUMENTATION papers, paperwork, records
DRIVER cause (n), motorist
EFFECTIVELY well
EGREGIOUS dreadful, very bad
ELEVATION height
ELOCUTE speak
EMBANKMENT bank
EMPHASISE stress (v)
EMPHASIS stress (n)
EMPLOY use
EMPOWER allow
ENABLE allow, get, set up, achieve, switch on
ENABLER cause (n)
ENDEAVOUR (v) try
ENDEAVOUR (n) hard work
ENFRANCHISE allow
ENSHRINED contained
ENTERPRISE business
ENTREPRENEURIAL businesslike
ENTRENCHED firm, strong, lasting
ESTABLISH set up
ET AL everyone
in the EVENT that if (ever)
EXECUTE do, manage, complete, kill
EXPEDITE speed up
EXPEDITIOUS speedy
EXPEND spend
FACILITATE manage, help, ease (v)
FACILITY ease (n), building
FATALITY death
FEASIBILITY ease (n)
FEASIBLE possible
FEEDBACK comment, speaker static
FLEDGLING new
FORTHWITH immediately, right now
FORTUITOUS chance (adj), lucky
FORWARD (on) send
GOVERNANCE control
GRATIS free
GRATUITY tip
HENCE therefore, so
HENCEFORTH from here on
HERETOFORE previously, before [but often redundant]
ILL BEHOOVES should not [see BEHOOVES]
IMPACT NEGATIVELY upon hurt, harm, damage
IMPACT POSITIVELY on help, aid, improve
IMPART give, tell, pass on
IMPECUNIOUS poor
IMPLEMENT do, manage, start, make happen
IMPLEMENTATION work
IN RE: about
INANIMATE OBJECT thing
INAUGURATION swearing-in
INCLEMENT bad
INCUMBENT upon should
the INCUMBENT the holder
INDIGENT poor
INFINITE constant, continual
INFRINGEMENT breach
INSOFAR AS because, since, as, given that
INTENT (n) intention, aim, goal, purpose
INTER ALIA among others
INTERFACE with (v) link, bridge, go between
INTERFACE (n) link, bridge, go-between
INTERROGATIVE (n) question
JUNCTURE point
LACHRYMOSE tearful, weepy
LATERAL sideways
LATERALLY sideways
LEGION (adj) many
LEGITIMISE justify, permit
MANAGEABLE easy, simple
MAXIMISE increase, enhance, make the most of
MIGRATE (v trans) transfer, pass on
MINIMISE lessen, reduce
MISADVENTURE crime
MISAPPROPRIATE steal
MITIGATE lessen, reduce
MODIFICATION change (n)
MODUS OPERANDI (working) method
MYRIAD, a MYRIAD of many
NECESSITATE need, require, demand
NEGATIVE OUTCOME drop (n), fall (n), loss
NEVERTHELESS but
NOMENCLATURE naming, names
NOTWITHSTANDING despite
OFTENTIMES, OFT-TIMES often
OPERATIVE (n) spy
OPPORTUNITY chance
OPTIMAL, OPTIMUM (adj) best
OPTIMISE improve
OPTIMISATION improvement
be ORIENT(AT)ED towards like, favour
OUTCOME result
OUTPLACEMENT temp
OUTPUT work (n)
PARAMETERS terms
PARAMOUNT important, key
PERDITION hell
a PLETHORA of many
at this POINT IN TIME now
POSITIVE OUTCOME benefit, result
POST position, job, title, stump, piling, mail
POST- after
PRECIPITATE (v) cause, lead to
PRECIPITATE (adj) steep
PRECIPITATION rain
PRECIPITOUS rash, foolhardy
PREDETERMINED set, given
PREDOMINANT main
PREDOMINANTLY mainly
PRE-EMINENT best-known
PREMATURE, PREMATURELY early
PRESCRIPTOR blurb
PRIOR to before
PRIORITISE order, rank, put first
PROCEEDS (n pl) profit
PROCUREMENT buying
PRODUCTIVITY effort
PROFLIGATE excessive, debauched
PROGRESSIVELY more
PROLIFERATION spread
PROVENANCE source
PROVENDER food
POPULACE people, public
POPULATE fill
PURSUANT to about, after, given
QUA as
QUANTIFY count
QUANTUM amount, how much
RE: about
REDUNDANCY sacking (euph)
REDUCTION loss, drop
REDUNDANT not needed
REFRAIN from don't (+ verb), stop (___ing)
REFRAIN (n) chorus
as REGARDS about
in REGARDS to about
REGARDING about
in the REGION of about, approximately
REGISTRATION joining (n)
REIMBURSE pay back
RELOCATE move, shift
REMEDY (v) fix, mend
take REMEDIAL action fix, mend
REMUNERATE pay (v)
REMUNERATION pay (n), wages, salary
REPAST meal
REQUISITION (v) ask for, sign for, request
RESOURCE (v) seek, find
in RESPECT of about
RESPONSIBILITY task
REVERENCE (v) revere
the SAID this
SALUBRIOUS pleasant, decent, nice
SECURE FACILITY prison, jail
SEQUENTIALLY in order
SERENDIPITY lucky chance
SERENDIPITOUS lucky, chance (adj)
SIGNIFICANT major, big, key, important
SINE QUA NON a must-have
SKILL SET skills
SUBOPTIMAL enough
SUBSEQUENT next, following
SUBSEQUENT to after
SUBSEQUENTLY next, then
SUFFICIENT(LY) enough
SUPERFLUITY waste
SUPERFLUOUS extra, not needed
SUSTENANCE food
TANGIBLE real
TANTAMOUNT to equal to, like
TASKFORCE team
TERMINATE, TERMINATION end
TERRESTRIAL earthly
THROUGHPUT effort
TIMEFRAME period, time, schedule
TRAJECTORY curve, arc
TRANSFER (n) expensive taxi
TRANSITION (v) move, cross, shift, pass
TRANSPARENCY clarity
TRANSPARENT clear
TRANSPARENTLY clearly
TRANSPIRE happen
TRIAL (v) try
UNDERTAKE do, manage
UPWARDS of more than
UTILISATION use (n)
of the UTMOST (+ noun) extremely
VERACITY truth
VERBALISE speak, say
VERBOSITY long words, too many words, waffle
in the VICINITY of near, about
VISUALISE see, imagine
VOLUMINOUS very big, huge
in the WAKE of after
WELLNESS health
WHATSOEVER at all
the WHEREWITHAL the means, a way
WHOMSOEVER whoever
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KEY:
v = verb
n = noun
adj = adjective
v trans = verb transitive (takes an object)
n pl = noun plural
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NOTE: The odd 'stuffy' word doesn't hurt anyone. But when sentences are loaded with them, pages get very dense. For a reader, nothing strains the eyes like dense text.
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