pleonasm
[PLEE-uh-naz-uhm]
noun
The use of more words than are necessary to express an idea.
Guliani never fell back on pleonasms…
somnambulism
Sleepwalking.
Woody grew frustrated with his live-in girlfriend when she began to disappear downstairs for hours every night. He’d hear Sarah shuffling around and playing video games…
opprobrious
[uh-proh-bree-uhs]
adjective
Outrageously disgraceful or shameful.
It’s been a while since human gaffe-machine Joe Biden has made some shithead, opprobrious remark.
countervail
[kown-tur-VAYL]
trans
verb. To act against with equal force, power, or effect; to counteract…
propinquity
[pruh-PING-kwih-tee]
noun
Nearness in place; proximity.
I was not at all surprised by the propinquity of me eating a burrito on 51st st…
degust
/dɪˈgʌst/
verb
to taste or savor carefully, often appreciatively.
Although her pussy had been degusted by many men during their short marriage, Mykolas could not quit his false-hearted wife…
bibelot
[BEE-buh-loh]
noun
A small decorative object without practical utility; a trinket.
At first I thought the nipple ring on her left breast was just a bibelot, but it seemed to aid her in reaching orgasm.