Word Tasting Note Index

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Words with asterisks have fictional vignettes. Words in italic are guest tastings.

Abbottabad abeyance ablaut abracadabra acorn acromegaly acumen adder ad hominem* administrivia adnexa adventure aegis aelbaroate* affricate aftermath agelast aglet agnate agrochemical ai ajar akimbo album aleatory alethic alfalfa allure aloof amanuensis ambsace amortization amphigouri amphithect anarchist anglice* anniversary anodyne anoplothere antagonistic Antilles anyways aplomb apocolocyntosis apologetic* apoplectic apostrophe arabesque Arcadia architrave ark ascapartic Ascot aspic asterism ataraxy, ataractic aubergine autodidacticism avarice awesome awkward badger bagel bahuvrihi bakkushan baksheesh balk ballade balls bannock bar bargello barque (shorter) barque (longer) basmati begat begroan* beg the question* bellwether benighted benignant benthic besom bibelot bibliography Billy bisphosphonate bitch biweekly* blaspheme blatjang BMW bobcat bobotie bodice bodkin boffin bogus bolero bombinate bonk book it bookkeeper boondocks boot* borborygmus bosky brachydactyly brassiere brazen brouhaha budgerigar buffalo bugaboo bugbear bulldoze bung bungle burdock burglar bussing* buxom* caboodle cacao cachexy* cachinnate cacophony Caerphilly* calque* camisole canary canola can’t caparison carapacity carboy* cardamom carfax Carib carnage carnival carob caseness cataplectic catarrh cataskeuastic catercorner catharsis cattery caudate cepstrum cerumen chai* changeroom chalcedony Charlevoix chatterati Chicxulub chilblain childish & childlike chillax chipmunk chirality Christie chrysotile chuckwagon chum* chupacabra chutzpah cicada cicatrix cicisbeo circa cissoid claret clarion clerestory clerihew cloaca (shorter) cloaca (longer) clobber cnicnode Cobb salad coccygeal, coccyx coelecanth cognoscenti coitus collyrium combinatorics comptroller concatenate conch conciliation concupiscence condign confetti congeries conjunctiva conundrum cortex coruscating corvette coryphaeus costus crackerjack crapulous crass (shorter) crass (longer) crazy* creole crepitate crepuscular crestfallen cricket crisp* croissant cromulent* crotchet crucial crwth ctenophore cubicle cull cupidity curiouser curlicue curmudgeon curry favour* cursive cwm dabchick dactylitis daft & daffy dandelion dawdle decade dehisce delope* delphin deliquium* demesne demijohn* demure desolate dewlap dilapidated dingle* dioecious* disaster discobolus discobolus (again) disgruntled dishevelled disinterested dogpile doldrums don doobie dormouse drupe* dryad duds, dud dulse durian dyvour dwindle e earl-url-irl Easter ebriety Eccles edentulous effrontery egregious eh ejective elderberry eldritch eleemosynary elegiac elfin elope* Elton Elvis embiggen* emphasis emphatic empyrean encomium endive endorse ennui enormity entomophagy epergne epic* epicene erg ersatz escapee escutcheon esoterogeny espadrille esurient eternal & everlasting etiolated eulachon euphony euphuism Europe evanescent evening eviscerate ewage* expletive* exophthalmic Eyjafjallajökull fail fandango fantastic fantods farthingale fatigue fatuous faze feral fervent fey filibuster firmament fissiparous flaxseed fleer flibbertigibbet flirt floatel flutterbudget* foetid foolscap forehead forficate fortitude forty-two* four very long words* foxtrot frabjous fracas fractal fraught fream fricative* frith frosh* frug fuchsia fugxury fungible, fungi* futhorc

gaga gainsay galangal gall galore (shorter) galore (longer) gangbusters gargoyle Gasherbrum geek geezer genitive geoduck Geronimo gerrymander Gewürztraminer ghetto ghrelin gibbous giddyup glad Glenbow glitter glossolalia gobbler gobsmacked gongoozler gorgeous gossip gotten gowpen grackle grawlix greed griot grizzled groceries groundhog* guar guava guduchi guggul Guinea gutta-percha guys* gyrfalcon gyttja hack haggis hallux hangover haplology Hardanger hark haruspex hatch* hatchet* hauberk hearth Hedda hegemony helminth hemistich hermetic hesher hiatus hiccup hick hidalgo high muck-a-muck hijinks hinterland hippopotamus hoard hockey homage homily hoosegow hopefully horde horrisonous horseshoer however* hubbub* (vignette) hubbub (non-vignette) hung* hurricane hurricane hurt hussy hyssop hysteresis* I ictus idioblast idiolect iff ignotum Illecillewaet illeist* ill-starred incarnadine incessant indigenous in excelsis* infrared iniquity inkling* inlandish insane* insolite intaglio integrous intinction inveigle Io Iqaluit irenic irregardless isogloss jackdaw jejune je ne sais quoi* Jennifer, juniper* jildi Joan of Arc junket just deserts Kalamata kaolin katabatic kenosis kerf Kerguelen kestrel key Kiribati kith kitsch* kiwi* kjerulfine kneck koi Koocanusa kudos labdanum lackadaisically laconic lacrosse languor largesse lasso latria launder lede legion Leica leveret levirate Lhasa lightning linseed lipsynch liqueur littérateur little littoral* livery loanword* loess loom* lorem ipsum lowly* lunch* lung-bustingly lurch lush Macon maffick* magi* mainframe malamanteau malarkey mandible maneater manila manticore mantle, mantel maple maraschino marathon marijuana marmoreal maroon maya melancholy mêlée mentor* mercaptan Mercedes meretrix merlot merry* Mesopotamia* metonymy mildew Milford milli milliner milquetoast minion misadventure missile* mizuna mofette mogul moil moist* mojo moksha molossus & molasses* mondegreen* monoubiquitination moribund* morpheme moss moulder moulin mucous/mucus* muffuletta mulct mulligatawny mumpsimus munch munificent munted, munter murmuration musk mustelid muumuu my bad* myopic myriad* naiad naïve Nanki-poo narthex nativity nauseous* nautilus* nefarious nerd nerve nevertheless* nimbus nincompoop nitty-gritty nocebo nog noisome nonce nonetheless* nosegay notwithstanding* noxious nudibranch nugatory nuisance nunatak nunchuck obelisk, obelus obloquy obmutescence obnoxious obnubilate* obscure octoroon odalisque odious often ogdoad ogham Okanagan oleaginous oligarchy ommatidium omnibus ongoing onomastics onus onychophagia oot & aboot ophicleide opprobrium orgeat ostracize ouche* outrage oxalate oyster pacific pagan* Paganini* pakora pale* palindrome panini* pants* parabens paralipsis parallax paraphernalia pashm pasticcio, pastiche pattern* patty pecan pell-mell peptide peregrination perigee peristalsis perk permanganate persiflage pervicacious pessimal pesto petrichor philtrum phlogiston phlox phocomele phthisis phylloxera phylum pibgorn picrorhiza pidgin pie* pika, pica* pinchbeck pinguid piscicide pissaladière pitchblende pith pivotal pizzazz place, plaice* plank* plenipotentiary plouk plump* po pogonotrophy polygyny pollex polyphloisboian pomfret ponder poop poppycock porkhock pörkölt posse pram prayer precipitousness premiss preposterous prestidigitation pretzel privacist prognathous prolix prorogue pschent psithurism psychedelic psychopomp ptosis pulchritude punch pupil

qawwal qi quadruped quantum Quaoar quarter quefrency quiddity quidnunc quirt quodlibet quux qvevri qwerty radicchio radish rahmonic rambutan rancio ravel realm rebar rebus redaction reefer regatta reluctant remunerate repugnant requited resveratrol retiarius reticent retsina rhabdomyolysis rhizomatic rictus riddelliine rile risotto roborant rocket rocococity rodeo roger rook Roxanne roundabout rudera rue rupestral* saccade sackbut sacroiliitis salacious salchow salitter Sanskrit sarcophagus Sardanapalian sardonyx satisficing Saturnalia sauromorph savage savour scabrous scandalize scapegrace scathe scattermalia Schadenfreude schism schlimazel school schorl scintilla scion sconce scone scotomata scoundrel scree scrimp scrum scud scumble scuttlebutt seductive selachian semelparity senescence seneschal sequelæ serendipity sesame sforzando shaman shampoo shawm sheer shellac sherbet shibboleth shill shimmer shirr* shit* shiva shrove shyster sidereal silo sinecure sistroid sketchy (brief note) sketchy (vignette)* skeuomorph skirl* skiving* sknx skosh sledgehammer slattern sloven slum slumber small smark smidgen smite, smote, smitten smooch sned snide snite snood snuck soccer sockeye solfatara solipsism Somerset Sonoma sough spatchcock spear spell* splanchnic spleen spoffle springe spruce* Spuzzum squee* squidgeemorrow stanch* starboard starling* stash staunch* steatopygian* stench* stenosis stentorian sternutatory stew* stifle stoic stook stracotto straphanger strudel styrax Styx, Stygian subgum succotash suffer surreptitious Susan* susurrus Suzanniwana swage swarthy sweatxedo swelter swizzle sybaritic syne* synecdoche tang tantamount Tantric tarsier teetotum teh temblor tempura* tentiginous tergiversation thaumaturge thelemite theorbo thermos they thither thixotropic thole thrall threshold throng thrum thurifer thwack* tibia tittup* tiza tmesis* toad toadstool tocsin toilet* tone toodle-oo toque torrid tortrix tosh town tragic, tragedy trail tranche transhumant travesty tribology trifle* trilby trinitite triolet triptych* triticale tritone trollop Troy, Trojan truffle tuches tumbrel tuque turpitude tussive twerp two-peat ubiety uffish ulu umami umpteen unceasing unctuousness under the sea undertaker unununium upsot usufruct utriform uvula uxorious vacay vaccine vade mecum Valentine valetudinarian valour vamp Vancouver vapid velleity vellicate venial & venal venture verdant vertex vertigo vibrio vice* vinculum viraginity virch virga vouchsafe vuvuzela walrus warfarin warlock wassail watercress wax* welkin well-being wend Wendy* wetin wh- wharf whereabouts* wherefore whiffle whilom* whilst whimsy* whitebait whored whippletree widespread & ubiquitous willy-nilly win woof Worcestershire* worsted wreak wrench wrest wretched writhe xenial xiphoid xylol, xylyl xynomavro yam yank yeehaw yex yield ylem yoik, yoicks ytterbium yule zaftig* zen zeaxanthin zein ziggurat zilch zucchini zugzwang zurrukutuna zygology