Realize Magazine's 101 Coolest Words

A compendium of words either awesome to roll across the tongue, or whose meaning/curious etymology is startling to consider.

While there are many purveyors specializing in English words that are far-fetched,  completely impractical and recondite, or deservedly obsolete, this congeries lays claim to be being amusing, fascinating and more or less useful on a daily basis.  Please feel free to add any estimable words of your own. We look forward to enlarging our repertoire and provoking debate!  Follow the link at the bottom to find the first group of words (A-C) defined and provenanced....

Addlepated

Antediluvian

Asterix

Axiom

Buckaroo

Blimp

Blackguard

Boondoggle

Borborygmus

Cuckoo

Callipygian 

Cattywampus

Consilience

Capricious

Cantankerous

Dang

Delphinium

Dastardly

Deviltry

Exhilarate

Epiphany

Elixir

Enthusiasm

Flummox

Floozy

Flabbergasted

Fulminate

Gooey

Giggle

Gargantuan

Hiccup

Hellion

Hoopla 

Higgledy-piggledy

Halcyon 

Imp

Id

Itty-bitty

Imbroglio 

Jackanapes 

Jazz

Jubilation

Juggernaut

Kitsch

Karma

Luscious

Libidinal

Lepidoptery

Labyrinthine

Mellifluous

Mesmerize

Mumbledy-peg

Nadir

Nookie

Nihilist

Nasturtium

Nincompoop 

Osculate

Oops

Oblivion

Ornery

Poltroon 

Phalanx

Penumbra

Prattle

Parakeet

Quaquaversal 

Quiddity

Quixotic

Quim

Resplendent

Riparian

Ravish

Serendipity

Sycophant 

Sidereal 

Susurrous

Shindig

Spanghew 

Truculent

Troglodyte

Topsy-turvy

Tintinnabulation

Ubiquitous

Umbelliform

Ululate

Wimple

Whiffle-ball

Wanton

Woebegone

Yippee

Zany 

Zilch

Zephyr

Zugzwang

Zounds

Follow this link for A - C definitions and etymologies:)