Words
I like to collect words that I come across as I read; here are some of my favorites and some of my least favorite.
Like
Glamsy - how the sky looks before a big storm—dark and turbulent over here, while at the same time you have brilliant sunlight cutting through the clouds over there—like in some kind of bad Biblical movie when God talks to the hero.
Mumpsimus - someone who insists they are right, despite clear evidence that they are not.
Obstreperous - noisy and difficult to control
Flocculent - having or resembling tufts of wool
Anodyne - not likely to provoke dissent or offense; inoffensive, often deliberately.
Threnody - a lament
Petrichor - a pleasant smell that frequently accompanies the first rain after a long period of warm, dry weather
Pulchritudinous - physically beautiful; comely
Logorrhea - a tendency to extreme loquacity
Gallimaufry - A jumble; a hodgepodge.
Sangfroid - composure or coolness, sometimes excessive, as shown in danger or under trying circumstances.
Gormless - lacking intelligence and vitality
Ni! - Ekiekiekiekizoompboingismzaoism
Ultracrepidarian - Somebody who gives opinions on subjects they know nothing about.
Kuchisabishii (Japanese) - When you’re not hungry, but you eat because your mouth is lonely.
Dislike
Diddling - to play or mess with
Peon - a person who does menial work; a drudge
Disseminate - spread or disperse (something, especially information) widely: health authorities should foster good practice by disseminating information.
Transformational - relating to or involving transformation or transformations.