words I adore

I like the 'mouth feel' of many of these words. Some are obnoxiously fun to say. Others are here because I dig their meaning. And some ... some I like just because.

abscond abetted abrupt bizarre accoutrements addled adore affinity afterglow aged (a-jed) albeit ambling amorphus anathema apoplectic apt arc ardor argh arrhythmically ascetic askew assail atavistic attenuated avarice avatar avocation awry banked barrage bask beloved bemused besotted bête noire bliss blunt bollocks buss bwahahaha campy caress caterwompus chrissakes citrusy clumsy concupiscence confluence contempt corporeal cosmos covet cruelty delicious dénouement

danke detrius discern disdain dissipate diva dodgy dogmatic doppelgänger doyenne drift drowsy dybbuk eager effing effusive enfant terrible ennui entwined ephemeral erstwhile esoteric evanescent exegete exquisite fabulous fancy (as a verb) fantasma fervor fetish fey fierce fifth column flesh flummoxed foe forego frabjous fucktard gasp gewgaws gleefully glistening glow googly moogly guerilla habitués hankering hatriotism haunting heathens hoist hooligan hooray

hoodwinked hosed huzzah incoherent incredulous inspire interspersed jones (as a verb) kinetic kinesthetic knickers lachrymose liberate licentious loathe luddites luminescent luminous lust madness maudlin mawkish mercurial meteoric mocking mordant morph neurasthemic noggin numinous obliterated palimpsest penchant penultimate penumbra philistines plunked politico portmanteau possessed predilection proclivity prolly pulp quiets quirky radiant rapture rasp ravage ravenous ravish reckoned relic

revel renaissance resonant resonate revile rife saboteur saucy saveur scathing schadenfreude scintillating seclusion shear sheer sherpa shiksa shimmy sickels singlemindedness solace solve stalled strident sublime succulent sylvan tactic tapestry taunt tchotcke tender tenderness thespians transient unfettered unusual velvet visceral wail wavelets whilst whirl wicked withering wonky woven wrenching writhe yearn yellow (cowardly) yen yenta yippee zealot