http://www.wordnik.com/lists/favourite-words-from-grade-8.xml so digging through my old stuff I found this list titled Hippopotomonstrosensquippedaliaphilia. <br />some of these words now seem embarassingly everyday, but I remember how excited I was, hearing these for the first time & rushing to scribble them down. http://www.wordnik.com http://www.wordnik.com/words/pulchritude Thu, 30 Jul 2009 02:52:34 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/pulchritude http://www.wordnik.com/words/coryphée Thu, 30 Jul 2009 02:52:28 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/coryphée http://www.wordnik.com/words/sirenic Thu, 30 Jul 2009 02:52:16 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/sirenic http://www.wordnik.com/words/quell Thu, 30 Jul 2009 02:52:12 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/quell http://www.wordnik.com/words/contemplating Thu, 30 Jul 2009 02:52:09 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/contemplating http://www.wordnik.com/words/quandary Thu, 30 Jul 2009 02:52:04 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/quandary http://www.wordnik.com/words/servile Thu, 30 Jul 2009 02:51:59 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/servile http://www.wordnik.com/words/aesthete Thu, 30 Jul 2009 02:51:56 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/aesthete http://www.wordnik.com/words/sesquipedalian Thu, 30 Jul 2009 02:51:51 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/sesquipedalian http://www.wordnik.com/words/haphazard Thu, 30 Jul 2009 02:51:45 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/haphazard http://www.wordnik.com/words/elation Thu, 30 Jul 2009 02:51:42 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/elation http://www.wordnik.com/words/oblique Thu, 30 Jul 2009 02:51:39 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/oblique http://www.wordnik.com/words/incoherent Thu, 30 Jul 2009 02:51:35 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/incoherent http://www.wordnik.com/words/soubriquet Thu, 30 Jul 2009 02:36:12 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/soubriquet http://www.wordnik.com/words/dæmon Thu, 30 Jul 2009 02:36:00 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/dæmon http://www.wordnik.com/words/disparate Thu, 30 Jul 2009 02:35:40 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/disparate http://www.wordnik.com/words/desultory Thu, 30 Jul 2009 02:35:36 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/desultory http://www.wordnik.com/words/sardonic Thu, 30 Jul 2009 02:35:31 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/sardonic http://www.wordnik.com/words/serendipity Thu, 30 Jul 2009 02:34:25 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/serendipity http://www.wordnik.com/words/charisma Thu, 30 Jul 2009 02:34:21 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/charisma http://www.wordnik.com/words/quintessence Thu, 30 Jul 2009 02:34:15 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/quintessence http://www.wordnik.com/words/ornate Thu, 30 Jul 2009 02:33:42 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/ornate http://www.wordnik.com/words/solicit Thu, 30 Jul 2009 02:33:37 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/solicit http://www.wordnik.com/words/exultation Thu, 30 Jul 2009 02:33:31 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/exultation http://www.wordnik.com/words/apathy Thu, 30 Jul 2009 02:33:26 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/apathy http://www.wordnik.com/words/resplendent Thu, 30 Jul 2009 02:33:21 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/resplendent http://www.wordnik.com/words/disconcerting Thu, 30 Jul 2009 02:33:14 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/disconcerting http://www.wordnik.com/words/sanctum Thu, 30 Jul 2009 02:33:09 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/sanctum http://www.wordnik.com/words/imminent Thu, 30 Jul 2009 02:33:01 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/imminent http://www.wordnik.com/words/epitome Thu, 30 Jul 2009 02:32:55 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/epitome http://www.wordnik.com/words/aberrance Thu, 30 Jul 2009 02:32:20 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/aberrance http://www.wordnik.com/words/tempest Thu, 30 Jul 2009 02:32:16 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/tempest http://www.wordnik.com/words/burgeon Thu, 30 Jul 2009 02:32:13 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/burgeon http://www.wordnik.com/words/ethereal Thu, 30 Jul 2009 02:32:07 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/ethereal http://www.wordnik.com/words/haunt Thu, 30 Jul 2009 02:31:14 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/haunt http://www.wordnik.com/words/enclave Thu, 30 Jul 2009 02:31:09 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/enclave http://www.wordnik.com/words/enigma Thu, 30 Jul 2009 02:31:06 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/enigma http://www.wordnik.com/words/obstinate Thu, 30 Jul 2009 02:31:01 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/obstinate http://www.wordnik.com/words/lustrous Thu, 30 Jul 2009 02:30:54 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/lustrous http://www.wordnik.com/words/nostalgia Thu, 30 Jul 2009 02:30:49 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/nostalgia http://www.wordnik.com/words/vestiges Thu, 30 Jul 2009 02:30:45 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/vestiges http://www.wordnik.com/words/quiescence Thu, 30 Jul 2009 02:30:42 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/quiescence http://www.wordnik.com/words/derelict Thu, 30 Jul 2009 02:30:23 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/derelict http://www.wordnik.com/words/sombre Thu, 30 Jul 2009 02:30:19 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/sombre http://www.wordnik.com/words/usurp Thu, 30 Jul 2009 02:30:08 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/usurp http://www.wordnik.com/words/purloin Thu, 30 Jul 2009 02:30:06 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/purloin http://www.wordnik.com/words/bereft Thu, 30 Jul 2009 02:29:57 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/bereft http://www.wordnik.com/words/exploit Thu, 30 Jul 2009 02:29:52 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/exploit