To indicate certainty

Truly

Sincerely

Genuinely

Surely

Rightfully

Absolutely

Indubitably

Certainly

Without doubt

Needless to say

To intensify

incredibly

exceedingly

toppingly - extremely well

extremely

extraordinarily

truly

really

very

utterly

absolutely

perfectly

sublimely

dramatically

sheer - (adj.) Complete and without restriction or qualification; sometimes used informally
as an intensifier; (adv.) Directly "he fell sheer into the water"

Said

enounced, enunciated - Speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way

pronounced - Speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way

articulated - Express or state clearly

vocalized - Express or state clearly

posited - Put firmly

stated

expressed

reported

alleged - Declared but not proved

averred - Report or maintain, To declare or affirm in a grave manner and formally as true

affirmed, asserted

wrote

composed

indited - Produce a literary work

penned - Produce a literary work

spelt - Indicate or signify

voiced, sounded - Give voice to

demean - Reduce in worth or character, usually verbally

The 100 Most Beautiful

Words in English
Ailurophile
Assemblage
Becoming
Beleaguer
Brood
Bucolic
Bungalow
Chatoyant

A cat-lover.
A gathering.
Attractive.
To exhaust with attacks.
To think alone.
In a lovely rural setting.
A small, cozy cottage.
Like a cat's eye.

Comely Attractive.
Conflate To blend together.
Cynosure A focal point of admiration.
Dalliance A brief love affair.
Demesne Dominion, territory.
Demure Shy and reserved.
Denouement The resolution of a mystery.
Desuetude Disuse.
Desultory Slow, sluggish.
Diaphanous Filmy.
Dissemble Deceive.
Dulcet Sweet, sugary.
Ebullience Bubbling enthusiasm.
Effervescent Bubbly.
Efflorescence Flowering, blooming.
Elision Dropping a sound or syllable in a word.
Elixir A good potion.
Eloquence Beauty and persuasion in speech.
Embrocation Rubbing on a lotion.
Emollient A softener.
Ephemeral Short-lived.
Epiphany A sudden revelation.
Erstwhile At one time, for a time.
Ethereal Gaseous, invisible but detectable.
Evanescent Vanishing quickly, lasting a very short time.
Evocative Suggestive.
Fetching Pretty.
Felicity Pleasantness.
Forbearance Withholding response to provocation.
Fugacious Fleeting.
Furtive Shifty, sneaky.
Gambol To skip or leap about joyfully.
Glamour Beauty.
Gossamer The finest piece of thread, a spider's silk
Halcyon Happy, sunny, care-free.
Harbinger Messenger with news of the future.
Imbrication Overlapping and forming a regular pattern.
Imbroglio An altercation or complicated situation.
Imbue To infuse, instill.
Incipient Beginning, in an early stage.
Ineffable Unutterable, inexpressible.
Ingnue A nave young woman.
Inglenook A cozy nook by the hearth.
Insouciance Blithe nonchalance.
Inure To become jaded.
Labyrinthine Twisting and turning.
Lagniappe A special kind of gift.

Lagoon A small gulf or inlet.

Languor Listlessness, inactivity.
Lassitude Weariness, listlessness.
Leisure Free time.
Lilt To move musically or lively.
Lissome Slender and graceful.
Lithe Slender and flexible.
Love Deep affection.
Mellifluous Sweet sounding.
Moiety One of two equal parts.
Mondegreen A slip of the ear.
Murmurous Murmuring.
Nemesis An unconquerable archenemy.
Offing The sea between the horizon and the offshore.
Onomatopoeia A word that sounds like its meaning.
Opulent Lush, luxuriant.
Palimpsest A manuscript written over earlier ones.
Panacea A solution for all problems
Panoply A complete set.
Pastiche An art work combining materials from various sources.
Penumbra A half-shadow.
Petrichor The smell of earth after rain.
Plethora A large quantity.
Propinquity An inclination.
Pyrrhic Successful with heavy losses.
Quintessential Most essential.
Ratatouille A spicy French stew.
Ravel To knit or unknit.
Redolent Fragrant.
Riparian By the bank of a stream.
Ripple A very small wave.
Scintilla A spark or very small thing.
Sempiternal Eternal.
Seraglio Rich, luxurious oriental palace or harem.
Serendipity Finding something nice while looking for something else.
Summery Light, delicate or warm and sunny.
Sumptuous Lush, luxurious.
Surreptitious Secretive, sneaky.
Susquehanna A river in Pennsylvania.
Susurrous Whispering, hissing.
Talisman A good luck charm.
Tintinnabulation Tinkling.
Umbrella Protection from sun or rain.
Untoward Unseemly, inappropriate.
Vestigial In trace amounts.
Wafture Waving.
Wherewithal The means.

Woebegone Sorrowful, downcast.

-Curiosity is niggling me like a burr
-Butterflies would have taken up permanent residence in the tummies of (someone)

Sample Sentences With Idioms...

The suffering Adam went through in life was actually a blessing in
disguise,for it has taught him to be prudent and thrifty with his finances.
1.

Many obese Malaysians are actually couch potatoes.They just like to sit
and eat on a couch all day long watching movies without moving an inch.
2.

Students who like to drag their feet will not be able to finish their
school project on time.
3.

Students need to widen their horizons in order to face the challenges of

globalisation.
4.

People who like to be mules for drug traffickers must learn to face the
musicif caught by the authorities.
5.

6.

Sam has a gut feeling that something bad is going to happen today.

Parents need to have a heart to heart talk with their teenage children
often.This will help them to understand the emotional turmoil their teenage
children are going through better.
7.

Reading helps a person to be knowledgeable about his surroundings

and not be in the dark.
8.

9.

Parents need to keep an eye on their children's after school activities.

We packed our things and headed to the remote village in Manjala. The
journey was quite challenging and dangerous but we managed to steer clear of
danger and reached the village safe and sound.
10.

My father and mother are always at loggerheads, they never once

agreed on anything, always pointing fingers at one another over silly matters.
1.

Sandy was on cloud nine as she got through her SPM examination
withflying colours.
3.
After waiting for six long years, Pat and Mandy finally tied the knot. Their
parents gave them an out of this world wedding reception as a wedding gift.
2.

Henry is quite wrapped up with his construction work. He just can't afford
totake a break or put up his feet even for a second.
4.

Miranda has put on weight after giving birth to her baby girl. She plans
towork out more to shed the extra pounds.
5.

Starting from 2013, every student must pass their History paper. Students
are worried that they might not be able to sail through it because History is all
Greek to them.
6.

The old house opposite my house has a ghostly presence, it gives

me goose bumps just looking at it.
7.

The bank was robbed in broad daylight.The police are not leaving any
stones unturned, they are working out a game plan to catch the mastermind.
8.

People around the world must have an attitude of give and take in order
to enjoy continuous peace.Insensitive words or religious undertones will only
create ripples which can turn into a vicious cycle of unnecessary violence.
9.

The two opposing political parties are hoping for a landslide victory this
coming election. Working committes from both parties have rolled up their
sleeves for some serious campaining.
10.