Tuesday, March 22, 2011

Superior Words for Inferior Occasions, Part 1

All words are sourced from my copy of The Superior Person's Book of Words by Peter Bowler, which is actually much less pretentious than it sounds, and is quite funny to flick through on a rainy day. If you love big words, complex words, interesting words, or just words in general, I suggest you buy a copy.

1. Coruscate. Means sparkle, twinkle, flash or glitter--particularly in relation to flashes of wit or intellectual illumination.

2. Idiotropic. Means "turned in upon oneself", or to be made introspective.

3. Jobation. Means a long, tedious scolding or a lengthy reprimand.

4. Moliminous. Means momentous or great of bulk or importance.

5. Vecordious. Means mad, obsessive or senseless.

Do you know any interesting words?

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