words i like


apoplectic

ap·o·plec·tic | adjective informal

overcome with anger; extremely indignant

furious, enraged, overcome with anger, infuriated, in a temper, incensed, raging;

Apoplexy (from Ancient Greek ἀποπληξία (apoplexia) ‘a striking away’) refers to the rupture of an internal organ and the associated symptoms.

candor

can·dor | noun

the quality of being open and honest in expression; frankness

ORIGIN from Latin candor ‘whiteness’

caustic

caus·tic | adjective

able to burn or corrode organic tissue by chemical action: a caustic cleaner

sarcastic in a scathing and bitter way

physics formed by the intersection of reflected or refracted parallel rays from a curved surface

ORIGIN from Greek kaustikos, from kaustos ‘combustible’, from kaiein ‘to burn’.

dereliction

der·e·lic·tion | noun

the state of having been abandoned and become dilapidated

negligence, neglect, neglectfulness, delinquency, failure, nonperformance;

ANTONYMS fulfillment

elision

e·li·sion | noun

the omission of a sound or syllable when speaking (as in I’m, let’s, e ‘en)

an omission of a passage in a book, speech, or film: the movie’s elisions and distortions have been carefully thought out

the process of joining together or merging things, especially abstract ideas: unease at the elision of so many vital questions

euphemize

eu·phe·mism | noun

a mild or indirect word or expression substituted for one considered to be too harsh or blunt when referring to something unpleasant or embarrassing: “downsizing” as a euphemism for cuts

may be used to mask profanity or refer to topics some consider taboo such as mental or physical disability, sexual intercourse, bodily excretions, pain, violence, illness, or death in a polite

misanthropic

mis·an·throp·ic | adjective

disliking humankind and avoiding human society

antisocial, unsociable, unfriendly, reclusive, uncongenial, unneighbourly, inhospitable, cynical, suspicious, distrustful, skeptical, jaundiced, narrow-minded.

ANTONYMS sociable

mythomania

myth·o·ma·ni·a | noun

an abnormal or pathological tendency to exaggerate or tell lies.

transpersonal

trans·per·son·al | adjective

of, denoting, or dealing with states or areas of consciousness beyond the limits of personal identity: transpersonal states of consciousness

a term used to describe experiences and worldviews that extend beyond the personal level of the psyche, and beyond mundane worldly events

the feeling of the individual that his consciousness expanded beyond the usual ego boundaries and the limitations of time and space

related to the terminology of peak experience, altered states of consciousness, and spiritual experiences

voguish

vogu·ish | adjective

popular or in fashion at a particular time