100 Words (& Phrases) to Make You Sound Smarter

• intrinsic(adj.)

  Intrinsic means belonging naturally; essential (e.g. Murder is intrinsically evil.).

• extrinsic(adj.)

  Not belonging naturally or essential; coming from outside factors (e.g. When we plan this, we need to consider all extrinsic factors that could ruin it.).

• innate(adj.)

  Being born with something (e.g. He had an innate skill for negotiation.).

• per se(adv.)

  By or in itself; intrinsically (e.g. It is not these facts per se that are important).

• efficacy

  The ability to produce a desired or intended result (e.g. The prescribed medicine's efficacy was debatable.).

• esculence(v.), esculence(n.)

  The property of anything to be edible (e.g. Carrots are esculent.). As a noun: an edible object, especially a vegetable.

• opine(v.)

  To make an opinion (e.g. He opined that the 2016 presidential election was the most contested election ever.).

• overt(adj.)

  Done or shown openly; not secret or hidden (e.g. an overt agression).

• anomaly(n.)

  Something that deviates from the normality or expectation (e.g. The universe has many scientific anomalies).

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