Words

Learning and using new words to expand my vocabulary is something I randomly enjoy doing. I pick a word I generally over use and pick a synonym to use instead. Some other words I found while reading and others were Dictionary.com's word of the day. Here is a list of my favorites in no order (my favorites of my favorites are mostly at the bottom)

lu·gu·bri·ous

 [loo-goo-bree-uhs, -gyoo-]

adjective

mournful, dismal, or gloomy, especially in an affected,exaggerated, or unrelieved manner: lugubrious songs of lost love.

foist

  [foist]

verb (used with object)

1.

to force upon or impose fraudulently or unjustifiably (usuallyfollowed by on  or upon ): to foist inferior merchandise on acustomer.

2.

to bring, put, or introduce surreptitiously or fraudulently(usually followed by in  or into ): to foist political views intoa news story.

in·com·mo·di·ous

 [in-kuh-moh-dee-uhs] 

adjective

inconvenient, as not affording sufficient space or room;uncomfortable: incommodious hotel accommodations.

scin·til·lant

 [sin-tl-uhnt] 

adjective

scintillating;  sparkling.

ver·i·si·mil·i·tude

 [ver-uh-si-mil-i-tood, -tyood]

noun

1.

the appearance or semblance of truth; likelihood; probability:The play lacked verisimilitude.

2.

something, as an assertion, having merely the appearance oftruth.

pet·ti·fog

 [pet-ee-fog, -fawg] 

verb (used without object), -fogged, -fog·ging.

1.

to bicker or quibble over trifles or unimportant matters.

2.

to carry on a petty, shifty, or unethical law business.

3.

to practice chicanery of any sort.

hence·forth

 [hens-fawrth, -fohrth; hens-fawrth, -fohrth]

adverb

from now on; from this point forward.

be·seech

  [bih-seech] 

verb (used with object)

1.

to implore urgently: They besought him to go at once.

2.

to beg eagerly for; solicit.

fal·li·ble

 [fal-uh-buhl] 

adjective

1.

(of persons) liable to err, especially in being deceived ormistaken.

2.

liable to be erroneous or false; not accurate: fallibleinformation.

a·nom·a·lous 

[uh-nom-uh-luhs]

adjective

1.

deviating from or inconsistent with the common order, form,or rule; irregular;  abnormal: Advanced forms of life may beanomalous in the universe.

2.

not fitting into a common or familiar type, classification, orpattern; unusual: He held an anomalous position in the artworld.

3.

incongruous or inconsistent.

a·las

  [uh-las, uh-lahs] 

interjection

(used as an exclamation to express sorrow, grief, pity, concern, orapprehension of evil.)

queer

  [kweer]

adjective

1.

strange or odd from a conventional viewpoint; unusuallydifferent; singular: a queer notion of justice.

2.

of a questionable nature or character; suspicious; shady:Something queer about the language of the prospectus keptinvestors away.

3.

not feeling physically right or well; giddy, faint, or qualmish:to feel queer

I just realized that despite that most of these words are favorites of mine, I rarely use them.

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