Sep 26, 2016

Word Fix

My latest new words I've come upon.  Faves in bold with definitions. :)

kvell - feeling happy and proud
crackerjack - exceptionally good
licit - lawful
vatic - describing or predicting what will happen in the future
simulacrum
perforce - expressing necessity or inevitability
kith - one's friends, acquaintances, and relations
turgid
presage - sign or warning that something bad will happen
ululate - howl or wail as an expression of strong emotion, usually grief
largesse - generosity in bestowing money or gifts upon others
peripatetic - traveling from place to place (for short periods of time)
hale - strong and healthy
coulee
cannonade - i knew this one/just liked it all over again when reading
adjuvant
dundreary
plebs
stertorous - (of breathing) noisy and labored
trenchant
damnably - extremely bad or unpleasant
vouchsafe - to give or grant something in a gracious or condescending manner

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