Quotidian adjective 1. occurring every day 2. belonging to each day : everyday 3. commonplace, ordinary “My quotidian favorites on the Darlene McCoy show are the Word of the Day, The Jenimac Moment and the lunchtime lifter…” Instead of using the word daily use quotidian.
Peevish Peevish adj. Easily irritated, particularly by unimportant things. “She was peevish of the tone of the lead soloist.” Instead of saying irritated use peevish
Disingenuous adjective : lacking in candor; also : giving a false appearance of simple frankness : calculating Be aware that their expressions of concern may in truth be disingenuous and self-serving. Instead of using deceitful it is safe to say disingenuous
Churlish Churlish adj. Rude in a mean-spirited and surly way. “It was rather churlish of him to complain about the small donations.” Instead of saying that someone is “Rude” use “Churlish”
Gourmand Gourmand n. A person who enjoys eating and often eats too much; gluttonous. A connoisseur of good food. “This is not the year for me to be the gourmand I’ve been in the past.” Instead of using “Bid Eater” or “Glutton” say “Gourmand”
Demonstrative Demonstrative adj. Tending to show feelings, especially the open expression of emotion. “A demonstrative argument.” Instead of saying expressive use demonstrative
Crib krib , verb, noun; 1. To pilfer or steal, especially to plagiarize. The teacher overheard the student’s plan to crib the story from the encyclopedia and warned her of the penalty. Instead of using plagiarize say crib
Accolade Accolade n. An expression of praise or admiration. An award or privilege granted; an acknowledgment of merit. “The scientist was given many accolades for his research.” Instead of using honor say accolade
Atrophy Atrophy n. A decrease in size or wasting away or progressive decline, as from disuse. “Misleading and infrequent reporting have facilitated the atrophy of self-sufficiency.” Instead of saying to Shrink use atrophy
Amicable Amicable adj. Having a spirit of friendliness; without arguments or serious disagreement. “An amicable agreement was reached between the Landlord and the tenant.” Instead of saying friendly use amicable
Incessant Incessant adj. Continuing without pause or interruption. “The incessant noise kept him awake.” Instead of saying non-stop use incessant
Claque noun A group hired to applaud at a performance. The Senator running for President had a claque of influential supporters in the media who were endorsing everything he said.
