nedovtipa: (n.) someone who cannot take a hint.
razbliuto: (n.) the sentimental feeling you have about someone you once loved but no longer do.
virago: (n.) a strong, brave, or warlike woman; a woman who demonstrates exemplary and heroic qualities.
natsukashii: (adj.) suddenly, euphorically nostalgic, triggered by experiencing something for the first time in years.
quaintrelle: (n.) a woman who emphasizes a life of passion, expressed through personal style, leisurely pastimes, charm, and cultivation of life's pleasures.
filipendulous: (adj.) hanging by a thread.
psithurism: (n.) the sound of the wind through trees.
casuistry: (n.) deceptive or excessively subtle reasoning.
discombobulate: (v.) confuse or upset.
*I personally use this word all the time.
laconic: (adj.) expressing much in few words; concise.
petrichor: (n.) the smell of earth after rain.
alliaceous: (adj.) having the odor or taste of garlic, onion, etc.
parapraxis: (n.) a slip of the tongue or pen or other error thought to reveal unconscious wishes or attitudes.
juvenescent: (adj.) being or becoming youthful; young.
empyreal: (adj.) pertaining to the sky; celestial.
abditory: (n.) a place into which you can disappear.
lethologica: (n.) when you think of something but the word for it escapes you.
aspectabund: (adj.) letting or being able to let expressive emotion show easily through one's face and eyes.
lisztomania: a need to listen to music all the time.
jimjams: (n.) extreme nervousness; jitters.
I suppose I'll keep the list relatively short today. Maybe later I'll post a few more of my favorite words. Hopefully someone else gets as much joy out of them as I do!
--Sadie
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