Word Up

I love words. Always have. Call me a nerd, but I subscribe to dictionary.com's word-of-the-day e-mails and now OED's word-of-the-day, primarily for the etymologies.

Anyhow, here are lists of words that I've collected for a variety of reasons. Some of my favorite words I like for their meanings, others I like for their sound.

My Favorite Words

defenestration
December
clandestine
fortuitous
pomegranate
nefarious
preclude
reticent
transcendent
ephemeral
turpentine
schadenfreude
surreptitious
apocryphal
inclement
complacency
prurient
interstitial

My Favorite Phrases

"phoning it in"
"sabre-rattling"
"neither confirm nor deny"
"attendant risks"

Inherently Funny Words

banana (I can't stop typing it once I start)
aardvark
pants
pickle
abalone
gubernatorial