Jan
2
Illumination
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Radiance, bright positive flow of loving energy, ineffacible magnificence….
Rich
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Jan
2
Suspire
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1. To breathe: And from that one intake of fire/All creatures still warmly suspire (Robert Frost).
2. To sigh.
The least-used of all the -(s)pire words (aspire, inspire, expire), but the most beautiful!
Ella
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Jan
2
Creepy
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If you ask my family or friends, I use this word to mean all kinds of things: disturbing, weird, scary, nutty, gross. The list goes on and on. There is something satisfying about using this word, perhaps the double ee has a pleasing sound to my ears? I can say it quietly when I am scared or shocked, or in regular conversation at the right time to be funny.
Kristin
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Jan
2
Scrumtrillescent
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From the Saturday Night Live skit with Alec Baldwin (as Charles Nelson Reilly) and Will Farrell.
rog
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Jan
2
Loquacious
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It’s hard to pin down why I love this word, but the simplest reason is that loquacious is a smooth and friendly word, which happens to describe a smooth and friendly sort of person. Lo, kway and shus are all easy to say (for a native speaker of English, at least) and they team up to great effect in this word.
Ian Wallace
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Jan
2
Salve
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As a child, anytime I was sick or hurt my grandmother had some kind of salve to make me feel better. I think it was probably because a word like salve just sounded funny and made me laugh.
Timra
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Jan
2
Bogus
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It sounds like slang but it’s an old and legitimate word. And it’s just fun to say it: Start with the “b”, then you’ve got that long “o” sound in the first syllable, a hard “g” to turn the corner, the short “u”, and ending on the “s” that you can either cut short or drag out into a hiss if the situation requires.
Chris Dawson
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Jan
2
Bamboozled
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It just makes my mouth happy to say, and it’s such a specific word. More than “cheated” or “tricked,” you were bamboozled!
Heather Leinen
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Jan
2
Assuage
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Assuage is a useful verb with good connotations. It can signify that someone has been absolved of guilt or that someone’s temper tantrum has been diffused. These are generally good things to do.
It’s also fun to say. Go ahead, say it.
Sandy, Chicago
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Jan
2
inexorable
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First, it’s fun to say — in-EX-or-a-ble! — and when pronounced with enough emphasis on that second syllable it’s very expressive of the word’s meaning.
Also, I like that it’s mostly made up of suffixes and prefixes, with very little left of the root “orare.” I’m not sure why I find this so charming, but I do.
Sarah S.
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