Words
Occasionally, having just the right term to describe a thing means the difference between apathy and delight. Some words simply add more personality to conversation. Here are a few expressions I favor.
ACRIMONIOUS
ˌakrəˈmōnēəs | adjective | (typically of speech or a debate) angry and bitter.
AMATEUR HOUR
ˈaməCHər ˈou(ə)r | noun | A situation or activity in which the participants show a lack of skill, sound judgment, or professionalism.
AUXILIARY
ôɡˈzil(ə)rē | noun | A person or thing providing supplementary or additional help and support.
CANONICAL
kəˈnänək(ə)l | adjective | Accepted as being accurate and authoritative.
CASCADE
kaˈskād | noun | A process whereby something, typically information or knowledge, is successively passed on.
CAVALCADE
ˌkavəlˈkād | noun | A formal procession of people walking, on horseback, or riding in vehicles.
CLANDESTINE
klanˈdestən | adjective | Kept secret or done secretively, especially because illicit.
CONCISE
kənˈsīs | adjective | Giving a lot of information clearly and in a few words. Brief but comprehensive.
DISCREPANCY
ˌdisˈkrepənsē | noun | A lack of compatibility or similarity between two or more facts.
ELUSIVE
ēˈlo͞osiv | adjective | Difficult to find, catch, or achieve.
ERRANT
ˈerənt | adjective | Erring or straying from the proper course or standards.
HERESY
ˈherəsē | noun | Opinion profoundly at odds with what is generally accepted.
MANIA
ˈmānēə | noun | An excessive enthusiasm or desire; an obsession.
OBLIVIOUS
əˈblivēəs | adjective | Not aware of or not concerned about what is happening around one.
PARTICULAR
pə(r)ˈtikyələr | adjective | Used to single out an individual member of a specified group or class.
PECULIAR
pəˈkyo͞olyər | adjective | 1. Strange or odd; Unusual. 2. Slightly and indefinably unwell.
PERPETUAL
pərˈpeCH(o͞o)əl | adjective | Never ending or changing.
PRECISION
prəˈsiZHən | noun | The quality, condition, or fact of being exact and accurate.
RUCKUS
ˈrəkəs | noun | a disturbance or commotion
SUPERFLUOUS
ˈso͞oˈpərflo͞oəs | adjective | unnecessary, especially through being more than enough
TRIFLE
ˈtrīfəl | verb | To talk in a jesting or mocking manner or with intent to delude or mislead.
PROGENY
ˈpräjənē | noun | A descendant or the descendants of a person, animal, or plant; offspring.
RESOURCES
Some sites that celebrate and clarify the usage of specific language: