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