Find words that I really like

My favorite words include “effective,” “probably,” “quite,” “I,” “you,”and “excellent.” An easy extension of these words to self-construction comes as an expression of romantic interest: “You and I would quite probably form an excellent and effective pairing.” I have a girlfriend, and she would have probably laughed kindly in response to this statement. Me + girlfriend = expansion of self.

I like “quite probably” because it expresses doubt honestly while sounding more likely than merely “probably.”

I really like the words “tryst” and “tirade”

albeit
it’s a middle word, meaning: even though, although, notwithstanding… but it’s got punch. “Albeit so masked, Madam, I love the truth.” (Tennyson)

maven (or mavin)
I like this word, but only by itself, without all it’s marketing buddies. just a simple know it all who knows it all.

annihilate
to destroy completely. but it sounds lively.

van·i·ty [van-i-tee]


• The quality or condition of being vain.

• Excessive pride in one’s appearance or accomplishments; conceit.

• Lack of usefulness, worth, or effect; worthlessness.

1) Something that is vain, futile, or worthless.

2) Something about which one is vain or conceited.

• A vanity case.

• A dressing table.

• A bathroom cabinet that encloses a basin and its water lines and drain, usually furnished with shelves and drawers underneath for storage of toiletries.
_{American Heritage Dictionary}

Vanity is the excessive belief in one’s own abilities or attractiveness to others. In some religious teachings vanity is considered a form of self-idolatry, in which one rejects God for sake of one’s own image, and thereby becomes separated from the graces of God. The stories of Lucifer and Narcissus (who gave us the term narcissism), and others, relate the dangers of prideful vanity.


Friedrich Nietzsche wrote that “vanity is the fear of appearing original: it is thus a lack of pride, but not necessarily a lack of originality.”

One of Mason Cooley’s aphorisms is “Vanity well fed is benevolent. Vanity hungry is spiteful”.

res·o·nant
 
deep and rich in sound, continuing to sound for some time, causing echoes. I like the meaning of this word. Like the sounds of a solo cello. There’s no one other word quite like it. Hmmm ‘sonorous’ perhaps. Yup. That’s a good one too.

lust
 
sexual desire, great eagerness or enthusiasm for something. A strong bold simple delicious type of word. It’s unavoidable.

chi·me·ra

something totally unrealistic or impractical; a wildly unrealistic idea; an illusion or fabrication of the mind. I’m surprised this word is not used more often. It intrigues me. It is also present in greek mythology: a monster with a lion’s head, goat’s body and serpent’s tail.

1. A long piece of cloth worn about the head, neck, or shoulders.
2. A decorative cloth for covering the top of a piece of furniture; a runner.
3. A sash indicating military rank.

I just like the way it comes off your tongue, scarrrrrrrvvvvvees.

Flowing with sweetness – this is a beautiful word, me main man 8 said this when referring to our research on Scenario Planning, ” yea, this research project is indeed mellifluous.

Of immense size, volume, or capacity; gigantic – this word was used in conjunction with the following url:

http://www.livescience.com/php/multimedia/imagedisplay/img_display.php?pic=ig21_above_mteverest_02.jpg&cap=ISS%20crewmembers%20took%20advantage%20of%20their%20vantage%20point%20to%20photograph%20a%20series%20of%20oblique%20views%20of%20the%20Himalayas%20looking%20south%20from%20over%20the%20Tibetan%20Plateau.%20At%20first%20glance%2C%20one%20might%20think%20that%20the%20image%20looks%20like%20a%20picture%20taken%20from%20an%20airplane%2C%20until%20you%20remember%20that%20the%20summits%20of%20Makalu%20%5Bleft%20%288%2C462%20meters%3B%2027%2C765%20feet%29%5D%20and%20Everest%20%5Bright%20%288%2C850%20meters%3B%2029%2C035%20feet%29%5D%20are%20at%20the%20heights%20typically%20flown%20by%20commercial%20aircraft.%20The%20full%20mosaic%20covers%20over%20130%20kilometers%20%2880%20miles%29%20of%20the%20Himalayan%20front%2C%20and%20could%20never%20be%20seen%20this%20way%20from%20an%20airplane.%20This%20photo%20was%20taken%20on%20January%2028%2C%202004.%20Click%20to%20enlarge

Which i think everyone will agree is gargantuan.

I love this word, i just started using it the other day when i made my Uber-Evil Plot Generator. I’m going to use it all the time from now on.