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.