Intumescence sounds like you have a tumor growing inside you when really all you have is some swelling from that bee sting. So what? No one at your office need be any the wiser.
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- Factotum: A fancy sounding word for a gopher.
- Bicural: My boss is so bicural. I can’t stand the way she walks around all the time.
- Farrago: The muddled state of your desk or closet. A great word for an innocuous insult.
- Orchidaceous: the best word to both compliment and insult your friend’s new dress.
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- Lexiphanic (adj.): Given to the use of pretentious terminology (such as the word Lexiphanic). Anyone who knows me will tell you that I love words (the more obscure the better). So as an added feature, I'm going to put my extensive knowledge of trivial words to good use. Check here for those Letholoical moments. The following are links if you'd like to purchase any of the source books used for the Lexiphanic Words: The Superior Person's Book of Words (Amazon), Merriam-Webster's 365 New Words Calendar (www.pageaday.com).
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