Jan
27
Acrid
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Acrid. Acrid! A word that is simultaneously expressive, descriptive, and powerful to say. The word is a sharp reprimand, clearly expressing shock and disdain. You can almost catch a whiff of the offending stench as you say it. It’s odd that such an elegant word as this is used to describe such an odious thing!
Jonathan DeBruyn
Lake Oswego, Oregon
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Jan
27
Antediluvian
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I love this word! I was brought up in England and it was used frequently — to mean ancient, decrepit, really old. Often in a derisory manner. I use it now in the US and have to explain — literally “before the flood” (think Noah), and then people go wow — of course, what a great word.
Anthony J. Munns
St. Louis, Missouri
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Jan
27
Adore
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To regard with the utmost esteem, love, and
respect; honor.
I love this word, mainly because it looks good when written, is sweet sounding, has a meaning greater than love, and is also much less overused than the word ‘love’. Hearing someone say ‘I adore you’ is actually nicer, for me, than hearing someone say ‘I love you’… Keeping in mind that nothing can really replace those three words.
Also, it was the title of one of The Smashing Pumpkins albums, I guess they like it as much as I do.
Neren
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Jan
24
Apostrophe
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It is everything that is most delicious about Greek-derived words: polysyllabic and lilting. We put the accent in a different place than the Greeks did, and the result is something that falls back from that strong second syllable, almost as if it looks over its shoulder alluringly at us, recalling the “turning away” that is at the word’s etymological root. It is a lovely word to say; if common sense didn’t interfere, I would be in very great danger of naming a daughter Apostrophe some day.
Cassandra
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Jan
24
Agape
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Pronounced ah-gah-pey, this is a Greek word for love that means brotherly love for another without any sexual implications. I have always liked how this word flows from my mouth as I say it. Knowing the meaning of the word also makes it my favorite word. My dad is a Christian minister and carpenter. He always stressed to me that this kind of love is the most important kind of love there is, for this kind of love will cause one to lay down one’s life for another. To think, if everyone practiced this kind of love, an unconditional and automatic feeling, toward everyone then the whole world could unite in a loving brotherhood. The world would then be a truly peaceful place.
Marie Preston
Cadillac, MI
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Jan
20
Amanuensis
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It flows off of one’s tongue and is an old word for secretary. I also like alienist which is another word for psychiatrist.
Camille Nelson
Astoria, NYC
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Jan
17
This word just feels nice to say. It means to feel two conflicting emotions towards something or to be unsure which course to follow.
Victoria
Hartlepool
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Jan
17
Aprosexia
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Medical: an abnormal inability to focus one’s attention.
I just like the look on a persons face when I tell them I’m having an attack of aprosexia.
glenda
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Jan
17
Assuage
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In 9th grade we had a teacher that, as a part of a vocab assignment, had us go around the room and read a sentence we created using one of the week’s words. My word, one week, was assuage. I looked down at my paper and began to read my sentence, not thinking too much about it. My sentence was right out of a checkout-line romance: “In her primal heat she sought him out with tremulous fingers, thinking only of assuaging the heat burning inside her.” The class was dead silent, and so was the teacher. There were some embarrassed laughs and red ears — I felt pretty good about that if a little embarrassed (from the guys: what the hell was that?). From then on, assuage has been hopelessly hooked up to trashy romance and early high school for me.
Ryan Latham
Waco TX
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Jan
10
Aubergine
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Aubergine rolls through the mouth, tastes like it’s colour and spells “cubeshine” on SMS predictive text.
Sandra O’Connor
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