Tom's Eclectic Word List

Thomas W.
Words collected over the years that meet one or more of the following criteria: (1) words that we have read or heard, but may not be able to clearly define if called upon, (2) words that are extremely descriptive of a specific, abstract concept, (3) words that some people occasionally define or pronounce incorrectly (often opposite of the true meaning), and (4) words that simply sound pleasant or have a crisp, descriptive tone.
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  1. acolyte
    a devoted follower or assistant
  2. argot
    a characteristic language of a particular group
  3. bohemian
    a nonconformist who lives an unconventional life
  4. bruit
    tell or spread rumors
  5. cachet
    an indication of approved or superior status
  6. callow
    young and inexperienced
  7. carapace
    hard outer covering or case of certain organisms
  8. cudgel
    a club that is used as a weapon
  9. denouement
    the outcome of a complex sequence of events
  10. herald
    a person who announces important news
  11. impervious
    not admitting of passage or capable of being affected
  12. implacable
    incapable of being appeased or pacified
  13. impunity
    exemption from punishment or loss
  14. incommodious
    uncomfortably or inconveniently small
  15. maw
    the mouth, jaws, or throat
  16. nexus
    the means of connection between things linked in series
  17. oracle
    a shrine where a prophet is consulted
  18. palaver
    loud and confused and empty talk
  19. paradigm
    a standard or typical example
  20. paucity
    an insufficient quantity or number
  21. plaintive
    expressing sorrow
  22. plethora
    extreme excess
  23. profligate
    unrestrained by convention or morality
  24. quintessential
    representing the perfect example of a class or quality
  25. rogue
    a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel
  26. rubric
    category name
  27. sardonic
    disdainfully or ironically humorous
  28. sclerotic
    relating to or having sclerosis; hardened
  29. sibilant
    of speech sounds forcing air through a constricted passage
  30. sublime
    of high moral or intellectual value
  31. tawdry
    tastelessly showy
  32. trenchant
    having keenness and forcefulness and penetration in thought
  33. virulent
    extremely poisonous or injurious; producing venom
  34. incorporeal
    without material form or substance
  35. peripatetic
    traveling especially on foot
Created on 一月 11, 2010 (updated 一月 26, 2011)

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