salient
[SAY-lee-unt]
adjective
Forcing itself on the attention; prominent; noticeable.
She asked me what I thought the most salient feature of a woman was, so I told her a nice smile…
nominal
[nom-uh-nl]
adjective
Trifling, insignificant.
Call me crazy, but thirty bucks for anal sex seems nominal, even for Brickell Ave.
pastiche
[pas-TEESH]
noun
A hodgepodge.
What we thought to be Ecstasy was in fact a pastiche of home-brew meth and GHB.
daedal
[DEE-duhl]
adjective
Rich; adorned with many things.
I don’t care for daedal panties…
ineffable
[in-EF-uh-buhl]
adjective
Not to be uttered; taboo.
Pastor Ted Haggard told his family how ineffable his affair with a meth-addled male prostitute was, and to never speak of it again.
profligacy
[PROF-li-guh-see]
noun
Reckless extravagance.
Jay Z and Beyonce’s profligacy with their hospital stay just goes to show that health care in this country ain’t so fuckin’ bad if you’re balls deep in money.
congeries
[KON-juh-reez]
noun
A collection; an aggregation.
I’ll always remember the time I discovered a congeries of dildos in my mother’s closet.