9:05pm May 4, 2014

Words You May Not Have Known Exist But Do

• Impious: not showing respect or reverence, esp. for a god
• Dismal: depressing; dreary
• Consign: deliver (something) to a person's custody, typically in order for it to be sold.
• Superlative: of the highest degree or quality
• Buffet: (esp. of wind or waves) strike repeatedly and violently; batter.
• Indubitable: that cannot be doubted; patently evident or certain; unquestionable.
• Unwonted: unaccustomed or unusual.
• Rapacious: aggressively greedy or grasping
• Remonstrance: a forcefully reproachful protest.
• Officious: assertive of authority in an annoyingly domineering way, esp. with regard to petty or trivial matters.
• Temerity: excessive confidence or boldness; audacity
• Implicitly: in a way that is not directly expressed; tacitly – or – without qualification: absolutely.
• Ablution: the act of washing oneself (often used for humorously formal effect).
• Auspicious: conducive to success; favorable.
• Cogitate: think deeply about something; meditate or reflect.
• Impertinence: lack of respect; rudeness
• Emanate: (of something abstract but perceptible) issue or spread out from (a source)
• Voracious: wanting or devouring great quantities of food

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