 #1 (permalink) Tue May 15, 2007 22:31 pm interesting words |
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here's an interesting link: http://www.vocabula.com/VRbestwords.asp
a list of "interesting" words. some of them I have encountered in the GRE hit-parades, so you may find the list useful:
| Quote: | ubiquitous — being or seeming to be everywhere at the same time; omnipresent
ecdysiast — a striptease artist
eleemosynary — of, relating to, or dependent on charity
egregious — conspicuously bad or offensive
bailiwick — one's particular area of activity, interest, or authority
animadversion — strong criticism; a critical or censorious remark
gallivant — to roam about in search of pleasure or amusement
zephyr — the west wind; a gentle breeze; something that is airy or insubstantial
borborygmus — a rumbling noise produced by the movement of gas through the intestines
Godspeed — success or good fortune
schadenfreude — pleasure derived from another's misfortune
merkin — a public wig for women
dollop — a shapeless mass or blob of something
porphyrophobia — fear of the color purple
perspicacious — having keen judgment or understanding; acutely perceptive
senescence — growing old; aging
poltroon — a contemptible coward
pilgarlic — a bald-headed man
boeotian — stupid; dull
contumely — rudeness or contempt arising from haughtiness; insolence
lucubrate — to study diligently; to write in a scholarly way
undulation — movement in waves; a wavy, curving form or outline
weanling — a child or animal newly weaned
euphony — agreeable sound
quixotic — extravagantly chivalrous or romantic
stentorian — very loud
perambulate — walk through, about, or over; stroll
jocularity — joking speech or behavior
mendacity — a lie; falsehood
obloquy — verbal abuse of a person or thing
ribaldry — coarse language or humor
pusillanimous — timid or cowardly; fainthearted
heebie-jeebies — nervousness; jitters
scalawag — scamp; rascal
mulct — to swindle; to defraud
corpulent — excessively fat
asthenic — extremely thin or wasted
cacology — bad choice or use of words
aberrant — deviating from the proper course
mellifluous — sweetly flowing; smooth and sweet
quidnunc — a busybody; a nosy person
solipsism — the belief that the self is the only reality
ricochet — to rebound
prandial — relating to a meal, esp. dinner
propinquity — proximity; nearness
persiflage — banter; light, good-natured talk
officious — meddlesome; unnecessarily or obtrusively ready to offer advice or services
odious — repugnant; hateful
ennui — boredom; listlessness
reconnoiter — to make a preliminary inspection; to look around
callipygian — having beautifully proportioned buttocks
steatopygian — having an excess accumulation of fat on the buttocks
phalanx — a compact group of people
troglodyte — a cave dweller; recluse
penultimate — next to last
chthonic — of or relating to the underworld
tergiversate — to equivocate; to change sides
jejune — not interesting, dull, empty; childish; lacking in nutrition
otiose — lazy, indolent; useless; ineffective, futile
salubrious — conducive to health or well-being
kakistocracy — government by the worst or least qualified citizens
hebetudinous — dull-minded; mentally lethargic
uxorious — excessively fond or submissive to one's wife
quotidian — daily; everyday; commonplace
logorrhea — excessive, incoherent talkativeness
ichthyophagous — feeding on fish
mammiferous — having mammary glands
tatterdemalion — a ragamuffin |
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