High-Falutin words from the novel In the Frame

Using high-falutin words rather than simple english words will give an extraordinary impact and credibility in writing or in speech. You may use some of references such as novel fiction books, dictionaries, readers digest, informative magazines, etc. for good vocabulary. Here are some examples of high-falutin words from the novel In the Frame by Dick Francis.

crook= dishonest person
eg. Nothing infuriates a crook more than being had up with one job he didn't do.

dangle= to hang loosely
eg. dangle a bait

curb= to control or keep in check
eg. My natural bent for adventure was being curbed by love.

bleak=dreary or cold
eg. She went out on a bleak winter spill.

brink= the edge or the point of disaster
eg. That man was nearly on the brink of death.

plush= luxurious, velvety kind of cloth
eg. Queen Victoria of England only wears plush clothing.

gale= strong wind
eg. The barn up the hill was destroyed by gale.

gypsy= travelling person or people
eg. Americans were the largest number of gypsies in the Philippines.

suffuse= to spread over
eg. A blush suffusing her cheeks

galvanic= arousing
eg. He was trembled by the galvanic volcanic eruption.

clinch= to settle, to stand
eg. The boxer clinched his fist.

animosity= hatred, dislike
eg. Animosity is the source of envy.

abate= to lessen
eg. The cheerfulness of the people abated their sorrow of the havoc.

affable= pleasant
eg. Try to be as affable as you can.

unobtrusive= not attracting attention/ modest
eg. His being unobtrusive became the reason why people get bored of him.

delve= dig/ search deeply
eg. There is nothing more tedious than to delve for the best solution.

knack= knowledge or skill gained by practice
eg. It was the knack I had gained since childhood.