• 'Proportional' sounds so sweet
    • Proportional
      I love the way it sounds. Can't explain it, just do.


      Schadenfreude
      On a purely superficial level, it sounds kinda cool. Plus, it's a concept that I didn't even realize there was a separate word for until fairly recently.


      Vehement
      Such a strong word...


      Ruminate
      I don't use this one enough.


      Tirade
      I could rant about what a wonderful word this is but, for now, I'll just go with: "Fun. Expressive. Love it!"


      Cloy
      Just... appropriate sometimes.


      Harbinger
      Sounds foreboding...


      Malediction
      Everyone knows "benediction", but how many know his evil twin?


      Choler
      A throwback to older times, when the four humours still came into the treatment of medicine.


      Defenestrate
      Learned this word in the third grade and loved it ever since.


      Exsanguinate
      Right up there with defenestrate.


      Hyperbole
      A million times more fun to say than "exaggeration"!


      Surfeit
      "If music be the food of love, play on!"


      Replete
      Sounds... sophisticated.


      Tremulous
      I'm pretty sure that I "adopted" this word some weeks back... Haven't been using it near enough if that's the case.


      Lachrymose
      The wonder of this word brings tears to my eyes!


      Countermand
      Sounds dignified. Wait... no, I take it back!


      Sesquipedalian
      Whoever came up with this word had a sense of humour. Bravo!


      Malinger
      I would write more about this word... but I'm suddenly feeling a little ill.


      Fiduciary
      Sounds so... foppish.


      Antediluvian
      I like it. Sounds cool. Even if people do think I'm old-fashioned for using it!


      Meticulous
      I just like it, okay?


      Tutelage
      Don't hear this one enough anymore.


      Laconic
      Because I tend to be far too verbose for my own good.


      Mnemonic
      Gotta love silent letters!


      Chthonic
      This is a relatively new word for me...


      Knell
      "I go, and it is done; the bell invites me."


      Supernumerary
      Some would argue that this word is superfluous... I would tend to disagree.


      Lackadaisical
      I'm feeling far too listless to provide any more reason for liking this word than enjoying the way it sounds.


      Facetious
      I'm sarcastic enough that I should have ample opportunity to use this one, but somehow, I always seem to forget.


      Panache
      I try to use it with style when I can.


      Munificence
      "That's my last duchess painted on the wall..."


      Tintinnabulation
      Has a nice ring to it, doesn't it?


      Voiciferous
      Just... yes.


      Disconcerting
      I'd use this one more, except people seem to find it unsettling...


      Suffuse
      Sounds warm and gentle. Lovely.


      Hoary
      "An old hare hoar, And an old hare hoar, Is very good meat in lent."


      Regale
      Shall I regale you with tales Of fishes and whales?


      Laudable
      High praise to the folks who can pick the Latin root out of this word!


      Immolate
      I've been burning to use this word for a while now.


      Glower
      Sometimes it's just the right word.


      Comestible
      Not to be confused with "combustible".


      Pugnacious
      Nearly started a fight the last time I used this one!


      Salubrious
      Makes you feel good just saying it, don't it?


      Miasma
      Well, if "salubrious" made you feel good...


      Inveigle
      Never had cause to use this one ('though "invigilate" does come up from time to time). It sounds cool though, eh?


      Winsome
      Hehe, been hearing this one a lot lately...


      Ubiquitous
      Think I learned this one from an excerpt from A Christmas Carol.


      Confluence
      Whee!


      Maelstrom
      I need to find more excuses to use this one!


      Garrulous
      Goes with pugnacious...


      Renumerate
      I'd list all the reasons why I like this word... but it would take too long.


      Anathema
      Another relatively recent addition to my lexicon.


      Plethora
      I could give you a myriad reasons why I like this word,
      But upon closer consideration
      That seems absurd.
      In the end, justifications, I need but one;
      I like it simply
      Because it's fun!


      Raiment
      Sounds snazzy, doesn't it?


      Copecetic
      My physics teacher used to use this one all the time. Great word! Thank you Mr. Klatt!


      Aplomb
      Because it's too hard to say things with a peach!


      Caterwaul
      Goes with "cacophony"...


      Extemporaneous
      I can never seem to slip this into casual conversation... always feels contrived.


      Sagacious
      Guaranteed to make you feel smarter just saying it!


      Zyzzyva
      Last but not least!


       
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    carbonnyc said:
    I love the list; I faved it. But I'd be remiss if I failed to point out that that "schadenfreude" has an "E" on the end.Thanks for the meaty, well-executed lexical foray!
    posted over 2 years ago
    symbol said:
    Whoops! So it does. Thanks for catching that. Fixed now.
    posted about 1 year ago

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