Rapscallion.

Meaning "rascal," rapscallion is seldom used nowadays. What I like best is how it is a word best used when imitating a pirate. Try it yourself. You'll see, matey.

Anonymous

Recrudescence.

... to be made raw again. Literally impossible, but as a writer, I attempt it everyday. To me, it means ripping open old scars, breaking down walls, clobbering stereotypes, and other violent-sounding tasks. I've made a big poster of this word, and it hangs over my typewriter. Also, it reminds me of something someone once said to me on the side of a highway a mile outside of Denver, "All it takes to be a writer is a desire to write and a willingness to share your heart."  In my more sarcastic moments, this seems awfully cannibalistic, and I begin to think of bloody hunks of flesh being passed around in caves of Neanderthals. Raw. There it is again. Recrudescent.

Cheryl Tepsa

Regardless.

I am automatically predisposed to like people who use this word for the simple reason that they did not say "irregardless." Use of the latter causes me to wince and, assume an immediate, if mild, dislike for the person who used it. I have the same reaction to the phrases "I could care less" and "They cease to amaze me." Aaaaarghhh!

Betsy Robinson

My favorite word is remacadamize. Why?  Because it has parts from four different languages:

"re" from Latin
"mac" from Gaelic
"adam" from Aramaic(?)
"ize" from Greek.

Frank Wagner

Riffle.

My favorite word is riffle.  Being a lover of books, this word is so descriptive and pleasurable.

Shelley B.

A deliciously violent word, roar demands high decibel delivery for best effect. Go alone sometime into an empty mountain valley and let the word loose with all your force. You'll feel like you own the place.

Ted Hall

Robust.

The word robust just looks, well ... robust!  My first inclination is to think of something or someone in good health, hale and hearty. But then I am always delighted to see robust applied to more ephemeral things, like a robust idea that someone has, or a robust plan, or a robust defense in a game of chess, for example. It describes in one word what might take many words to otherwise describe.

Howard Burnett

Run.

Run is my favorite word for a couple of reasons. One, I was asked by my second grade teacher, Mrs. Ford, to look up and write the definition. To my surprise there are thirty-three different definitions according to Webster's Dictionary. The second, because I am always running to, or from, something or someone in my life!

Dan Gambardella

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