I am currently reading book called "The Journal of Canadian Folklore"

Resilient

I admire atheletes that are so resilient in their sport of choice.


Pawn

The Pawn is the weakest piece in the game of Chess

Embonpoint

Restaurant portion sizes maybe responsible for individual's varying states of embonpoint.

Strafe

If I needed to strafe a hilside then I could think of nothing more capable than a AC-130 gunship

Spooky

As a kid we had many caves nearby and from the entrance to the end was a spooky walk for me!!

Peace

Word up, Peace out!

BLEEPING

Bleeping computer--a hard act to follow

Bleeping computer--a hard act to follow

Cartographer.

1779--Capt. James Cook, British Explorer and Cartographer, was killed in the Hawaiian Islands

skirmish

There was a skirmish on the football field after a call made by the referee.

Humanize

I like how they humanize so many characters at the Disney Studios.


Geocaching

You must use a GPS to participate in a Geocaching game.

Technobabble

Technobabble is the language of choice when you want give a press release about your "New" software but not really say anything about it.

obfuscate

That press release would obfuscate some of its readers with the technobabble!

colloguy

Colloguy IRC has the look and feel of an advanced quality MAC application.



Molex

Molex connectors and other computer accessories available at online sites



isomerism

Isomerism is the occurrence of one of two or more compounds having the same molecular formula but different structures.

azygous

I have several azygous sticks of old RAM lying around.

widdershins

During the hour before dawn, the coven danced clockwise, then widdershins, then clockwise again.


Coeval

The caveman and the dinosaur lived coeval.

Phreak

VOIP may be considered to phreak as it exploits phone company income.


Picayune

My concern for the health and well being of convicted rapist
and child molesters could be decsribed as picayune at best

reprimand

To reprimand an obstinate fool or to preach to a dolt is like writing upon water. Kahlil Gibran

Isochronous

New bus architechture such as, IEEE 1394, are isochronous compatible, that is when data must be delivered within time constraints, they will.

vedette

If memory serves, the best way to get stuck being a vedette is to "tick off" your Plt.Sgt.

CONUS

Some Marines in the Continental United States (CONUS) and Hawaii may be directed to serve in the Middle
East.


Prolix

Having read several excerpts from "A Brief History of Time"
it became prolix rather quickly

Adamant

I remain adamant in my belief of how the moon is made of cheese.

Imbroglio

Conceivably in a marriage couples may find themselves involved in more than one imbroglio.

Sanctuary

My favorite vacation location is my sanctuary from the sometimes chaotic city life.


juvenescent

If I were to find the fountain of youth I would insure that I would be juvenescent forever!!

Spire

I deeply pity the man in charge of cleaning the spire of St.Peters Basilica.

Zenith

I find it a truly awesome experience to look to the zenith point of the sky overhead, the evening of the Harvest Moon and realize the wonders of our great planet earth.

Yonder

Off we go into the wild blue yonder

Hmmm.... noone I think we need a word!!

Dang Micro Black Holes...

Abyss

If you gaze long into the abyss , the abyss gazes into you!

bogy

I've never played Golf but I believe a bogy is one shot over par.

hellion

It's aweful to be on a plane with a little hellion sitting behind you.

Gloriole

All saints are supposed to have a gloriole of light surrounding their heads.

edifice

The Sears Tower, located in Chicago, IL, is a most impressive edifice.

austentacious

I detest people who act austentacious especially when they lack the grey matter to know what the word means and as well exhibit strangeness in public forums.


creepiness

A eriee creepiness set in when the power suddenly failed, and thunder began to explode all around me in loud, deafning bursts.

endoplasmic

Endoplasmic reticulum is a biological/chemistry term describing a variety of cells; smooth and rough in nature that contain sacs and vessicles that form a network and in one instance this is key to the storage of specific enqymes.

pristine

Lewis and Clark traveled through what was pristine wilderness

Anorak

Living in northern canada and travelling deeper into the region as winter sets in makes the use of a anorak a must for my family.

Dingy

When I told you to stand next to the dingy I meant that small boat
not your sister

Auroras

One would be considered fortunate to have seen the aurora australis, sometime in their life.



threshold

The hardest step is over the threshold .

dazzle