Words To Impress Your English Teacher

adjective exaggerated or pretentious in style or language

• The speaker's high flown rhetoric impressed the audience at the academic conference.
• I couldn't understand all the high flown language in that book.
• His high flown ideas are way too out there for me.
• Her dreams were always high flown, reaching for the stars.

verb past tense of 'light', which means to illuminate or ignite something

adjective describing something as being very exciting or impressive

• The room was lit with elegant chandeliers for the evening reception.
• The party was lit with music and dancing all night long.
• That concert was so lit, the crowd went wild!
• Her smile lit up the room, bringing joy to everyone around her.

noun a person's voice that is full, round, and imposing

adjective full, round, and imposing in sound

• The orotund voice of the speaker filled the auditorium with rich, resonant tones.
• His orotund way of speaking always makes me laugh.
• I can't stand his orotund style of talking, it's so annoying.
• The orotund language used in the poem painted a vivid picture in my mind.

adverb in a way that is difficult to understand or comprehend

• The professor explained the concept abstrusely, leaving many students confused.
• She tried to explain the math problem abstrusely, but I still didn't get it.
• The manual was written abstrusely, making it hard to understand.
• The artist's painting was so abstrusely layered with meaning that it took hours to decipher.