lundi, mars 15

underused words (at least by me)

okay maybe i should preface this with an explanation. i have a vast vocabulary. however, the character of my employment sort of puts limitations on the words that i use. i find that many words are simply underutilized. these are not, necessarily, specialized words - often they are just fun to say. ergo - a list. feel free to add your own, as this is by no means a comprehensive list. in fact, as i think of the words that are residing in the dangerous grey areas of my memory, i shall try and blog them into perpetuity (ooo perpetuity). liberate the underused words! release them to the ether! give them life, i say!




  • perpetuity
  • superlative
  • juncture
  • mezzanine
  • flamboyant
  • discombobulate
  • intrinsic
  • hegemony
  • swift
  • titillate
  • uvula
  • cerise
  • chock-a-block
  • bellicose


  • lascivious
  • undulate
  • peristalsis
  • pounce
  • indignant
  • indigent
  • semicircular
  • seraphim
  • happenstance
  • sickle
  • limpid
  • languid
  • asinine
  • gargantuan