20 Kata Bahasa Inggris yang Jarang Diketahui Orang Indonesia

Aquiver (adjective) = Gemetar, menggigil karena perasaan yang kuat

Contoh: Her body was aquiver as she tried to explain the incident that made her very angry.

Baloney (noun) = Omong kosong

Contoh: Don’t give me that baloney!

Bamboozle (verb) = Memperdaya

Contoh: The robber hopes his disguise will bamboozle the police.

Blatherskite (verb) = Orang yang banyak bicara omong kosong

Contoh: Don’t listen to his explanation. He is a blatherskite.

Bodacious (adjective) = Luar biasa

Contoh: That restaurant serves bodacious steak.

Doughty (adjective) = Berani, pantang menyerah

Contoh: The doughty warriors refused to leave the battlefield.

Enervate (Adjective, verb) = Lemah, melemahkan

Contoh: The hot weather enervates me.

Epiphany (noun) = Pencerahan

Contoh: After I joined the talkshow, I got an epiphany.

Feign (verb) = Berpura-pura

Contoh: I feign sleep so she would not disturb me.

Felicity (noun) = Kebahagiaan besar

Contoh: I went to Disneyland yesterday and saw a lot of children with felicity on their faces.

Flummox (verb) = Membingungkan

Contoh: The complicated rules flummox the new students.

Fractious (adjective) = Cengeng, mudah tersinggung, susah dikontrol

Contoh: Those two men fight like fractious children.

Hew (verb) = Menebang

Contoh: I help my father to hew wood for the fireplace.

Lassitude (noun) = Keadaan lelah, lesu, kehabisan tenaga

Contoh: After finishing the marathon, I experienced a feeling of lassitude.

Mellifluous (adjective) = Merdu

Contoh: That newsanchor’s voice is mellifluous.

Noxious (adjective) = Berbahaya, beracun

Contoh: E-waste pollutes the river with noxious chemicals.

Oust (verb) = Mengusir

Contoh: I really want to oust her from this room because she is so noisy.

Pristine (adjective) = Murni, asli

Contoh: The huge amount of waste has polluted the once pristine river water.

Tumult (noun) = Keributan, kekacauan

Contoh: The headmaster was called to clear up the tumult created by the students.

Yore (noun) = Dahulu kala, masa lalu

Contoh: In the days of yore, cellphone did not exist.