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January 13, 2012

These are a few of my favorite words

I want some good words today, peeps. I want to infuse my writing with some choice words that I may be neglecting. So let's do a nice trade, shall we? Off the top of my head, here are some words I love, and then you give me some you love in the comments. That's fair, isn't it? Words you like the look of, words you like to taste on your tongue, words whose meanings are unique and fun, whatever you like. Have you noticed how any group of lucious words together sounds like a poem?

pumpkin

struedel

lozenge

kestrel

disappear

wash

shriek

gallant

shudder

rife

succulent

peevish

tattered

clack

din

canter

lilt

round

yarn

ominous

stale

fish

please

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Miffed

Pensive

Potent

Titter

Slither

Posted by: Way | January 13, 2012 at 10:02 AM

malarkey
melodrama
scar
scooter
scrumdiddlyumptious
wombat
cavernous
shanghaied

Posted by: megwrites | January 13, 2012 at 10:04 AM

vestige
wry
snuffle
prate
indivisible
repast
serendipity
oatmeal
thank you

Posted by: Deborah | January 13, 2012 at 10:07 AM

scrumptious
quiet
purple
adorable
delicious

Posted by: Stacey | January 13, 2012 at 10:07 AM

scrumptious
disestablishmentarianism
giggle
lovely
darling

Posted by: Melissa (Book Nut) | January 13, 2012 at 10:08 AM

CATACLYSMIC!

Posted by: Ruby Diamond | January 13, 2012 at 10:13 AM

tutelage
pernicious
succulent
languid
opulent
serendipitous
rambunctious
crunch
wet
fascinate
torment
flank
casual
dither
artichoke
avocado

Posted by: Ariell Larson | January 13, 2012 at 10:16 AM

Great post. I http://lorifolkman-blogaway.blogspot.com/2011/12/wordy-winner.html

On your list, you have a great sentence in there: The ominous, stale fish made me shudder as I reached round the pumpkin struedel for my tattered yarn.

Posted by: Lori Folkman | January 13, 2012 at 10:17 AM

wo
sequestered (goose girl)
squishy
purple
bubbles

Posted by: Hannah Briggs | January 13, 2012 at 10:19 AM

diaphanous
specificity
clasps
grudge
intrinsic
alabaster

Posted by: jenelcc | January 13, 2012 at 10:21 AM

Nuts ... it cut off half my post. I wasn't trying to spam you, promise!
Did a similar thing on my blog recently with the best made-up words.

Favorite real words:
discombobulating
coagulating
vainglorious
ubiquity

Posted by: Lori Folkman | January 13, 2012 at 10:21 AM

cannoli
freckle
slither
cupola

Posted by: Raejean | January 13, 2012 at 10:29 AM

credulous
quintessential
amity
tranquil
ethereal
ambient
teed off

Posted by: Callie the Strongbad Fan | January 13, 2012 at 10:30 AM

wonderstruck (one word)
sunrise service
snowflakes
carpets
travel
spin
twirl
lunge
citron
shawl
kimono

I thought it would be interesting to note that 'struedel' is a pet name in my family, espcially when coupled with the word 'bunny.' :D

Posted by: Josiphine | January 13, 2012 at 10:34 AM

Oh, and supercalifragilisticexpialidocious, of course.

Posted by: Josiphine | January 13, 2012 at 10:35 AM

What a fun post! Great choices so far. Mine are:

smite
wistful
muffin
tote
chocolate
bicycle
capricious
apollonian
saffron

Posted by: Annie | January 13, 2012 at 10:43 AM

I have to think on this one!
Grapefruit
Bubbly
Frolic
Honey
Innuendo
Tacit
Crisp
Mocha
And I just found out that Strudel was misspelled in your post! Oops! I hope you don't mind the correction!

Posted by: Mindy Borth | January 13, 2012 at 10:45 AM

cantankerous
ominous
harmony
shuttered
lilting
diaphanous
iridescent
pearly
banana
simultaneous
arabesque

Posted by: Stella Michel | January 13, 2012 at 10:45 AM

Constantinople. Defiantly one of my favorites.

Posted by: Julia | January 13, 2012 at 10:46 AM

spook
fragrant
lavish
conundrum
effervescent
splendid
rarity
quartet
suspicious
brave (bravado)
clever
pry
pugnacious

Posted by: Amber | January 13, 2012 at 10:48 AM

serendipity
mirth
sanguine
germane
provenance
wry
snarky
shimmer
silver
grace

Posted by: Danielle | January 13, 2012 at 10:52 AM

Somnolent

Mmmmmm I love that word!

Posted by: Juliana | January 13, 2012 at 10:57 AM

loquacious
persnickety
kerfuffle
eloquent
capricious
emblazoned

Posted by: Kalli | January 13, 2012 at 10:58 AM

splendiferous

I too like the "Ominous stale fish, please."

Posted by: mkp | January 13, 2012 at 11:20 AM

epic
generous
ellipse
acrylic
linguistic
illusion
illustrious

Posted by: Kalyn | January 13, 2012 at 11:22 AM

Great lists! I must say, I put pumpkin and strudel together and it made me hungry. :-) some I like:

incongruous
tremble
cerulean
verdant
delectable
quizzical
petulant
beauteous
beneficent

Posted by: Jendmf71 | January 13, 2012 at 11:23 AM

crwth
infinite
deception
hush
pontificate
cacophony
viral
clasped
crested

Posted by: Rebecca F. | January 13, 2012 at 11:28 AM

ignoramuses
lethargy
superfluous

Posted by: Becca Rose | January 13, 2012 at 11:36 AM

perturbed
voracious
audacity
ostentatious
aquamarine
foible
vivacious
fantastical
whimsy/whimsical

Posted by: Courtney | January 13, 2012 at 11:41 AM

esophagus
diction
palpable
tangible
sardonic
retort
cluster
dissipate
halite
glob
abound
acrid
sniffle
sedentary
acropolis
prattle
banter
squelch

Posted by: Rebecca | January 13, 2012 at 11:52 AM

Archipelago!
Coconut!

Posted by: Sarah | January 13, 2012 at 12:18 PM

bizarre
inexplicable
implacable
snarky
laconic
histrionic
verbose
vacillate
ignominious
fabulous
sultry
home
swathed
persnickety

(I've been reading too much Jane Austen lately!)

Posted by: Carrie Jo | January 13, 2012 at 12:18 PM

kerfuffle
clandestine
gooey
ephemera
verbose
misty

Posted by: Heather Cromar | January 13, 2012 at 12:20 PM

Vexed ( or any variation of it- vexing, etc.)
It sounds so English.

Posted by: Angela | January 13, 2012 at 12:32 PM

lope
conviction
perverse
twang
slacks
nudge
wavy
raw
oscillate
facet
gleam

What about words that are perfectly fine on their own, but when coupled with another, make a gorgeous phrase? Like cellar door or pepperoni pizza.

Posted by: Julie | January 13, 2012 at 12:40 PM

tintinnabulation
caress
tweak
dwell
dwarf
dwindle
crunch
alabaster
ebony
opal

Posted by: Faith | January 13, 2012 at 12:50 PM

gesticulate
rapidity
genuflect

Posted by: Emily G | January 13, 2012 at 12:53 PM

Neat and budget. They just feel so good in your mouth, like eating pretzels.

Posted by: Katie | January 13, 2012 at 12:59 PM

Dichotomy
Logistics
Juxtaposition
Preen
Swashbuckle
Mighty
Wend
Warble
Prickle
Brigand

I like words that are not registered onomatopoeias, like velvet and snark and flounce and loofah.

Posted by: Laurie | January 13, 2012 at 01:10 PM

Sorry, just a few more:

smouch
paunch
fissure
chortle
scooter
rustle
crackle

Also, one of my favorite descriptions ever is Dickens' portrait of Fezziwig having an oily, rich, fat, jovial voice. I know people who belong to the Dickens Was Paid By the Word, Ergo He Was Not a Real Writer Club but GLORY HALLELUJAH I'm glad he was. Yum.

Posted by: Laurie | January 13, 2012 at 01:18 PM

bubble
bubbly
pickle
delight
succulent
vivacious
swoon
taradiddle
gourmand
bollix
bollocks
bugger off
braggadocio
sesquipedalian
logorrhea
mellifluous
peccadillo
malignant
dripping
gaffe
tee-hee!
caitiff
eloquent
melody
magnificent
superb
sensational
bibelot
flounce
velvet
shampoo
loofah
thyme
time
rosemary
jasmine
rain
cloud
purple
bombastic
trifle
munificent
phantasmagoria
fantasia
phenomena
owlet
jollification
neplusultra
tatterdemalion