English Vocabulary Building

Use “magnanimous,” “benevolent,” and “altruistic” to characterize generous conduct, distinguishing nobility toward others, kindly concern, and selfless motivation.

Use “perspicacious,” “discerning,” and “astute” to evaluate a narrator’s, character’s, or colleague’s insight, distinguishing penetrating perception, fine discrimination, and practical shrewdness.

Use “trenchant,” “incisive,” and “cogent” to evaluate criticism or argument, distinguishing forceful sharpness, analytical penetration, and logical persuasiveness.

Use “deleterious,” “pernicious,” and “detrimental” to describe harmful effects, distinguishing general harm, gradual or insidious harm, and damage to a particular outcome.

Choose accurately among “ameliorate,” “mitigate,” and “rectify” when proposing workplace solutions, distinguishing improvement of a condition, reduction of severity, and correction of a fault.

Use “obfuscate,” “equivocate,” and “prevaricate” to diagnose evasive workplace communication, distinguishing deliberate obscurity, avoidance of commitment through ambiguous wording, and misleading evasion of the truth.