potable
[POH-tuh-buhl]
adjective
Fit to drink; suitable for drinking; drinkable.
In rehab we fermented orange juice into a potable blend of pulp and alcohol.
fractious
[FRAK-shuhs]
adjective
Irritable; snappish; cranky.
The holidays are almost here and that means the nice people at the TSA get to deal with all of us fractious, over-protective-of-our-genitals folk.
doughty
/ˈdaʊ ti/
adjective
1 able. 2 strong. 3 valiant. 4 redoubtable.
Here stands a woman so fickle, so indomitable, that all but the most doughty of characters ventured near.
multifarious
[muhl-tuh-FAIR-ee-uhs]
adjective
Having great diversity or variety; of various kinds; diversified.
A multifarious sexual repertoire is required if one wants to keep his or her mate from fleeing the nest.
iota
[eye-OH-tuh]
noun
A very small quantity or degree; a jot; a bit.
I only do coke when I know I’m not getting laid because one iota of that shit and my cock goes limp.
malapropos
[mal-ap-ruh-POH]
adjective
Unseasonable; unsuitable; inappropriate.
My english teacher felt that my fart, which accidentally slipped past my sphincter during a fit of laughter, was malapropos behavior.
volte-face
[vawlt-FAHS]
noun
An about-face; a reversal, as in policy or opinion.
My health insurance company refused to pay for my sex change operation, so I made a volte-face on my opinions about reform.