Unless you don’t want to learn new words. Which would be awful of you, because vocabulary is essential. And extrapolatory. And existential. Not that I have any idea what that means.
Plus, the first Very Cool Words You Should Know post was one of the most popular ever. Don’t ask me why. So, here’s another crowd-pleaser:
1. Opprobrium-Scorn and contempt.
Great insulting word.
2. Vassalage-Subordinates, servants, household help.
3. Profligate- Extravagant, squandering.
I love to say this. Profligate.Profligate. Profligate……
4. Sepulchers-Burial vaults.
Yes, it’s morbid. It’s from the Scarlet Letter, what do you expect?
5. Physiognomies- Facial features, especially those revealing character.
Use this in an insult, maybe in conjunction with #1.
And a bonus: Olivia’s book non-recommendation: The Red Badge of Courage.
This is one book I will never read again. I thought the Red Badge would be an award, like the Purple Heart. Nope. It’s blood. How disappointing is that!?!
Hey there, I came across your site by way of your “cool words” post. Keep it up! I enjoyed your word posts very much.
By: Katy on August 25, 2008
at 8:30 am
“And if you’re reading this, odds are you know me.”
well i thought that i might let you know that i don’t actually know you. I was just googling “cool words everyone should know” and stumbled across your page.
Don’t you just love the internet? A teenager on the western coast of Australia can stumble across someone from Pensylvania! (if thats how you spell it)
anyway, i was just bored and i thought i might entertain my megalomaniac self but now i’m done.
so bye!
By: Ed on March 4, 2009
at 9:10 am