A list of 239 words by pedalinfaith.
- truculentwas added by pedalinfaith and appears on 320 lists
 - sophiologywas added by pedalinfaith and appears on 5 lists
 - syncretionwas added by pedalinfaith and appears on 3 lists
 - theophanicwas added by pedalinfaith and appears on 3 lists
 - noeticwas added by pedalinfaith and appears on 109 lists
 - festinatewas added by pedalinfaith and appears on 33 lists
 - flibbertigibbetwas added by pedalinfaith and appears on 235 lists
 - callithumpwas added by pedalinfaith and appears on 32 lists
 - insouciancewas added by pedalinfaith and appears on 200 lists
 - exiguouswas added by pedalinfaith and appears on 132 lists
 - slakewas added by pedalinfaith and appears on 151 lists
 - corybanticwas added by pedalinfaith and appears on 35 lists
 - indigencewas added by pedalinfaith and appears on 70 lists
 - abstrusewas added by pedalinfaith and appears on 317 lists
 - infra digwas added by pedalinfaith and appears on 10 lists
 - lugubriouswas added by pedalinfaith and appears on 557 lists
 - diurnalwas added by pedalinfaith and appears on 114 lists
 - pooh-bahwas added by pedalinfaith and appears on 5 lists
 - mordantwas added by pedalinfaith and appears on 223 lists
 - cogentwas added by pedalinfaith and appears on 263 lists
 - susurrouswas added by pedalinfaith and appears on 58 lists
 - repletewas added by pedalinfaith and appears on 165 lists
 - hofleswas added by pedalinfaith and appears on 4 lists
 - ejulationwas added by pedalinfaith and appears on 8 lists
 - irreptionwas added by pedalinfaith and appears on just this list
 - zaddikwas added by pedalinfaith and appears on 3 lists
 - xenodochiumwas added by pedalinfaith and appears on 20 lists
 - williwawwas added by pedalinfaith and appears on 69 lists
 - inkhornwas added by pedalinfaith and appears on 70 lists
 - venustatewas added by pedalinfaith and appears on 2 lists
 - velleitywas added by pedalinfaith and appears on 147 lists
 - vecordiouswas added by pedalinfaith and appears on 6 lists
 - vaticwas added by pedalinfaith and appears on 59 lists
 - usufructwas added by pedalinfaith and appears on 82 lists
 - unasinouswas added by pedalinfaith and appears on 21 lists
 - flummerywas added by pedalinfaith and appears on 99 lists
 - decoctwas added by pedalinfaith and appears on 36 lists
 - daedalwas added by pedalinfaith and appears on 77 lists
 - contumaciouswas added by pedalinfaith and appears on 179 lists
 - chalcenterouswas added by pedalinfaith and appears on 11 lists
 - blandiloquencewas added by pedalinfaith and appears on 25 lists
 - barfulouswas added by pedalinfaith and appears on 2 lists
 - ampullositywas added by pedalinfaith and appears on 5 lists
 - syncreticwas added by pedalinfaith and appears on 67 lists
 - atavisticwas added by pedalinfaith and appears on 178 lists
 - jugulatewas added by pedalinfaith and appears on 26 lists
 - encomiumwas added by pedalinfaith and appears on 228 lists
 - intransigentwas added by pedalinfaith and appears on 206 lists
 - duendewas added by pedalinfaith and appears on 64 lists
 - phaticwas added by pedalinfaith and appears on 72 lists
 - calumnywas added by pedalinfaith and appears on 308 lists
 - solipsismwas added by pedalinfaith and appears on 295 lists
 - marmorealwas added by pedalinfaith and appears on 100 lists
 - epigonewas added by pedalinfaith and appears on 91 lists
 - phlegmaticwas added by pedalinfaith and appears on 276 lists
 - sternutationwas added by pedalinfaith and appears on 33 lists
 - effronterywas added by pedalinfaith and appears on 175 lists
 - redoundwas added by pedalinfaith and appears on 68 lists
 - cabalwas added by pedalinfaith and appears on 170 lists
 - barmecidalwas added by pedalinfaith and appears on 12 lists
 - avuncularwas added by pedalinfaith and appears on 264 lists
 - autochthonouswas added by pedalinfaith and appears on 115 lists
 - expiatewas added by pedalinfaith and appears on 120 lists
 - enervatewas added by pedalinfaith and appears on 269 lists
 - desuetudewas added by pedalinfaith and appears on 157 lists
 - ingurgitatewas added by pedalinfaith and appears on 23 lists
 - abrogatewas added by pedalinfaith and appears on 263 lists
 - impugnwas added by pedalinfaith and appears on 209 lists
 - overweeningwas added by pedalinfaith and appears on 113 lists
 - apodicticwas added by pedalinfaith and appears on 84 lists
 - temeritywas added by pedalinfaith and appears on 251 lists
 - infrangiblewas added by pedalinfaith and appears on 22 lists
 - ancillawas added by pedalinfaith and appears on 11 lists
 - cloyingwas added by pedalinfaith and appears on 100 lists
 - trenchantwas added by pedalinfaith and appears on 263 lists
 - asperitywas added by pedalinfaith and appears on 194 lists
 - roboratewas added by pedalinfaith and appears on 9 lists
 - circumlocutionwas added by pedalinfaith and appears on 178 lists
 - rulywas added by pedalinfaith and appears on 9 lists
 - stentorianwas added by pedalinfaith and appears on 198 lists
 - adumbratewas added by pedalinfaith and appears on 289 lists
 - bricolagewas added by pedalinfaith and appears on 87 lists
 - obstreperouswas added by pedalinfaith and appears on 389 lists
 - ignominiouswas added by pedalinfaith and appears on 193 lists
 - borborygmuswas added by pedalinfaith and appears on 130 lists
 - a fortioriwas added by pedalinfaith and appears on 35 lists
 - ab ovowas added by pedalinfaith and appears on 20 lists
 - acediawas added by pedalinfaith and appears on 70 lists
 - adducewas added by pedalinfaith and appears on 109 lists
 - adjurewas added by pedalinfaith and appears on 56 lists
 - alfrescowas added by pedalinfaith and appears on 26 lists
 - annealwas added by pedalinfaith and appears on 48 lists
 - apollonianwas added by pedalinfaith and appears on 29 lists
 - apotheosiswas added by pedalinfaith and appears on 343 lists
 - assiduouswas added by pedalinfaith and appears on 257 lists
 - bandersnatchwas added by pedalinfaith and appears on 35 lists
 - briowas added by pedalinfaith and appears on 80 lists
 - brummagemwas added by pedalinfaith and appears on 64 lists
 - burkewas added by pedalinfaith and appears on 28 lists
 - cap-a-piewas added by pedalinfaith and appears on 13 lists
 - cadgewas added by pedalinfaith and appears on 98 lists
 - catachresiswas added by pedalinfaith and appears on 120 lists
 - caterwaulwas added by pedalinfaith and appears on 115 lists
 - charywas added by pedalinfaith and appears on 166 lists
 - chiliadwas added by pedalinfaith and appears on 37 lists
 - convokewas added by pedalinfaith and appears on 57 lists
 - coruscatewas added by pedalinfaith and appears on 179 lists
 - dearthwas added by pedalinfaith and appears on 204 lists
 - cupiditywas added by pedalinfaith and appears on 205 lists
 - debouchwas added by pedalinfaith and appears on 37 lists
 - defalcationwas added by pedalinfaith and appears on 41 lists
 - deipnosophistwas added by pedalinfaith and appears on 58 lists
 - desideratumwas added by pedalinfaith and appears on 102 lists
 - diaphanouswas added by pedalinfaith and appears on 325 lists
 - diffidentwas added by pedalinfaith and appears on 228 lists
 - dilatorywas added by pedalinfaith and appears on 175 lists
 - distraitwas added by pedalinfaith and appears on 49 lists
 - drosswas added by pedalinfaith and appears on 114 lists
 - dulcetwas added by pedalinfaith and appears on 200 lists
 - eolianwas added by pedalinfaith and appears on 26 lists
 - effulgencewas added by pedalinfaith and appears on 78 lists
 - eldritchwas added by pedalinfaith and appears on 190 lists
 - evanescentwas added by pedalinfaith and appears on 208 lists
 - fallaciouswas added by pedalinfaith and appears on 142 lists
 - fata morganawas added by pedalinfaith and appears on 28 lists
 - factoidwas added by pedalinfaith and appears on 30 lists
 - frigorificwas added by pedalinfaith and appears on 41 lists
 - fuliginouswas added by pedalinfaith and appears on 79 lists
 - gloamingwas added by pedalinfaith and appears on 213 lists
 - gasconadewas added by pedalinfaith and appears on 53 lists
 - gorgonizewas added by pedalinfaith and appears on 11 lists
 - haplologywas added by pedalinfaith and appears on 22 lists
 - inimicalwas added by pedalinfaith and appears on 276 lists
 - haverwas added by pedalinfaith and appears on 31 lists
 - induratewas added by pedalinfaith and appears on 48 lists
 - interdigitatewas added by pedalinfaith and appears on 31 lists
 - intersticewas added by pedalinfaith and appears on 94 lists
 - irenicwas added by pedalinfaith and appears on 89 lists
 - kenwas added by pedalinfaith and appears on 109 lists
 - lacunawas added by pedalinfaith and appears on 206 lists
 - limnwas added by pedalinfaith and appears on 210 lists
 - legeritywas added by pedalinfaith and appears on 26 lists
 - logomachywas added by pedalinfaith and appears on 58 lists
 - lothariowas added by pedalinfaith and appears on 60 lists
 - macguffinwas added by pedalinfaith and appears on 15 lists
 - megillahwas added by pedalinfaith and appears on 21 lists
 - mawkishwas added by pedalinfaith and appears on 214 lists
 - miasmawas added by pedalinfaith and appears on 313 lists
 - moietywas added by pedalinfaith and appears on 121 lists
 - solecismwas added by pedalinfaith and appears on 231 lists
 - nabobwas added by pedalinfaith and appears on 62 lists
 - sophistrywas added by pedalinfaith and appears on 191 lists
 - nebbishwas added by pedalinfaith and appears on 79 lists
 - nimietywas added by pedalinfaith and appears on 45 lists
 - omphaloskepsiswas added by pedalinfaith and appears on 113 lists
 - obduratewas added by pedalinfaith and appears on 293 lists
 - oblationwas added by pedalinfaith and appears on 51 lists
 - obnubilatewas added by pedalinfaith and appears on 71 lists
 - obloquywas added by pedalinfaith and appears on 191 lists
 - oleaginouswas added by pedalinfaith and appears on 111 lists
 - obviatewas added by pedalinfaith and appears on 213 lists
 - oneiricwas added by pedalinfaith and appears on 143 lists
 - parlaywas added by pedalinfaith and appears on 39 lists
 - pabulumwas added by pedalinfaith and appears on 47 lists
 - palliatewas added by pedalinfaith and appears on 146 lists
 - pertinaciouswas added by pedalinfaith and appears on 117 lists
 - perspicacitywas added by pedalinfaith and appears on 201 lists
 - plangentwas added by pedalinfaith and appears on 147 lists
 - poltroonwas added by pedalinfaith and appears on 110 lists
 - prodigalwas added by pedalinfaith and appears on 192 lists
 - prodigiouswas added by pedalinfaith and appears on 171 lists
 - profligatewas added by pedalinfaith and appears on 257 lists
 - pullulatewas added by pedalinfaith and appears on 55 lists
 - prolixwas added by pedalinfaith and appears on 345 lists
 - proscribewas added by pedalinfaith and appears on 133 lists
 - putschwas added by pedalinfaith and appears on 51 lists
 - quawas added by pedalinfaith and appears on 58 lists
 - pulchritudewas added by pedalinfaith and appears on 292 lists
 - qualiawas added by pedalinfaith and appears on 43 lists
 - querulouswas added by pedalinfaith and appears on 233 lists
 - quincunxwas added by pedalinfaith and appears on 132 lists
 - quidnuncwas added by pedalinfaith and appears on 125 lists
 - redolentwas added by pedalinfaith and appears on 242 lists
 - redivivuswas added by pedalinfaith and appears on 36 lists
 - quondamwas added by pedalinfaith and appears on 108 lists
 - repinewas added by pedalinfaith and appears on 97 lists
 - rubiconwas added by pedalinfaith and appears on 36 lists
 - salubriouswas added by pedalinfaith and appears on 263 lists
 - sartorialwas added by pedalinfaith and appears on 208 lists
 - saturninewas added by pedalinfaith and appears on 349 lists
 - scumblewas added by pedalinfaith and appears on 30 lists
 - scupperwas added by pedalinfaith and appears on 37 lists
 - sedulouswas added by pedalinfaith and appears on 278 lists
 - seriatimwas added by pedalinfaith and appears on 38 lists
 - shibbolethwas added by pedalinfaith and appears on 225 lists
 - speciouswas added by pedalinfaith and appears on 328 lists
 - sui generiswas added by pedalinfaith and appears on 123 lists
 - sylphwas added by pedalinfaith and appears on 148 lists
 - tarradiddlewas added by pedalinfaith and appears on 38 lists
 - thaumaturgicwas added by pedalinfaith and appears on 25 lists
 - typhoid marywas added by pedalinfaith and appears on 5 lists
 - unctuouswas added by pedalinfaith and appears on 292 lists
 - urbanewas added by pedalinfaith and appears on 139 lists
 - valedictorywas added by pedalinfaith and appears on 31 lists
 - valetudinarianwas added by pedalinfaith and appears on 79 lists
 - vicissitudewas added by pedalinfaith and appears on 289 lists
 - welterwas added by pedalinfaith and appears on 133 lists
 - vilipendwas added by pedalinfaith and appears on 67 lists
 - volublewas added by pedalinfaith and appears on 169 lists
 - widdershinswas added by pedalinfaith and appears on 141 lists
 - yipswas added by pedalinfaith and appears on 17 lists
 - captiouswas added by pedalinfaith and appears on 186 lists
 - peripateticwas added by pedalinfaith and appears on 338 lists
 - fatuouswas added by pedalinfaith and appears on 278 lists
 - munificentwas added by pedalinfaith and appears on 155 lists
 - immutablewas added by pedalinfaith and appears on 144 lists
 - perspicaciouswas added by pedalinfaith and appears on 319 lists
 - rutilantwas added by pedalinfaith and appears on 50 lists
 - concinnitywas added by pedalinfaith and appears on 79 lists
 - edaciouswas added by pedalinfaith and appears on 70 lists
 - gormandizewas added by pedalinfaith and appears on 27 lists
 - credulouswas added by pedalinfaith and appears on 124 lists
 - louchewas added by pedalinfaith and appears on 154 lists
 - meedwas added by pedalinfaith and appears on 28 lists
 - abstemiouswas added by pedalinfaith and appears on 255 lists
 - alienistwas added by pedalinfaith and appears on 34 lists
 - sobriquetwas added by pedalinfaith and appears on 253 lists
 - compendiouswas added by pedalinfaith and appears on 46 lists
 - perfidywas added by pedalinfaith and appears on 244 lists
 - bloviatewas added by pedalinfaith and appears on 163 lists
 - flagitiouswas added by pedalinfaith and appears on 81 lists
 - zaftigwas added by pedalinfaith and appears on 127 lists
 - quidditywas added by pedalinfaith and appears on 163 lists
 - irrefragablewas added by pedalinfaith and appears on 45 lists
 - congerieswas added by pedalinfaith and appears on 60 lists
 - turgidwas added by pedalinfaith and appears on 283 lists
 - putativewas added by pedalinfaith and appears on 156 lists
 - equivocatewas added by pedalinfaith and appears on 200 lists
 - surquedrywas added by pedalinfaith and appears on 20 lists
 
brandelion commented on the list words-to-try-to-use-in-colloquial-speech-without-sounding-like-a-pretentious-ass
great list name. :)
June 8, 2007
			
		
	
yuri_g commented on the list words-to-try-to-use-in-colloquial-speech-without-sounding-like-a-pretentious-ass
a favorite of the mainstream media, referring to blogs. But 'turgid' is a conversational emergency brake.
July 17, 2007
			
		
	
brookdale_chick commented on the list words-to-try-to-use-in-colloquial-speech-without-sounding-like-a-pretentious-ass
I can hardly say half of these words....
July 28, 2008
			
		
	
crysb commented on the list words-to-try-to-use-in-colloquial-speech-without-sounding-like-a-pretentious-ass
I'd love to have a conversation with someone who regularly worked these words into his or her speech. :)
August 11, 2009
			
		
	
rainedancing commented on the list words-to-try-to-use-in-colloquial-speech-without-sounding-like-a-pretentious-ass
my favorite words on this list are cumulatively collected in the title! kudos!
August 19, 2009
			
		
	
ekbergmann commented on the list words-to-try-to-use-in-colloquial-speech-without-sounding-like-a-pretentious-ass
This is the best titled list ever.
June 11, 2011
			
		
	
jenni.bartels commented on the list words-to-try-to-use-in-colloquial-speech-without-sounding-like-a-pretentious-ass
a.k.a. Words commonly used by turgid pedagogues who tend to bloviate unctuously :) Awesome list!
January 17, 2012
			
		
	
tchaymore commented on the list words-to-try-to-use-in-colloquial-speech-without-sounding-like-a-pretentious-ass
This is a great list.
February 24, 2012
			
		
	
revengeance commented on the list words-to-try-to-use-in-colloquial-speech-without-sounding-like-a-pretentious-ass
There are literally pretentious as hell haha
August 6, 2021
			
		
	
ry commented on the list words-to-try-to-use-in-colloquial-speech-without-sounding-like-a-pretentious-ass
yeah not sure why all these old users thought this was a good list name. It's oxymoronic in like 3 different ways. Good list if overlooking that issue
August 18, 2021