Yummy Words

In reading ultra-pretentious works required for my degree or in searching through various Thesauri for cool synonyms--because I just can't use the same word again--I've found some fun (or in my description: yummy) words that I jot down on sticky notes for future use. Try them out sometime:

sempiternal = eternal

wraith = ghost/shadow

confluence = coming together at one point

ostensibly (OK, I know this isn't "way out there," or anything, but I just like the way it sounds) = outwardly appearing as such

quondam (I'm a sucker for Latin words) = former

maelstrom (love this one!) = state of confusion

inexorable = unyielding/relentless

inane = ridiculous

cacophonous = disharmonious

stymie = block/frustrate

Happy Wednesday! :)