Lee S King

I decided to use a word I have known for a long time and have rarely heard used. I think I learned it from an Agatha Christie novel, but I could be mistaken. All I know is that I've known this

Considering it's October, and things tend to be darker and even slightly spooky at times, I thought tenebrous was an appropriate word. What do you think? (Warning: if you are hippopotomonstrose

Surprisingly, I found out recently that several people I was talking to didn't know this word. If you're involved in any type of health care, you should, but these folks weren't, and di

I learned this word reading Professor J.R.R. Tolkien's letters. Which makes sense because I recently found out he coined it. He loved words (in case you didn't know) and could utilize them b

Now we come to a lovely word that is not used often enough! I admit I do not really use this word; it has been in my vocabulary for decades and yet sits to the side, neglected. It was brought to mind

I was shocked, shocked I tell you, to find out I didn't not even have this word in my queue as a Favorite Word. And it's one I've known since I was a kid. I don't use it as often a

I was shocked to find I had not already used this word for my blog. It's definitely a word I use often, twice today as a matter of fact. So I thought I should correct that oversight. exacerbate A

This word is fun! And so rare it's not even in many dictionaries. But it's a valuable term, at least if you've even been the victim of this, you might think so. If you are in the presen

I learned this word from Monty Python. If you don't know which skit, let me know, and I'll give you the title and you can look it up. :) expurgate 8-) (Warning: if you are hippopotomonstrose

So let's see... Do you know the meaning of this week's word, or will you admit you don't, or—will you surreptitiously look up the word and pretend you knew it all along? ;) (Warning

This is something I learned in repertory theatre, waaaay back when the earth was young and dirt was a new thing. But I only recently found out the word that describes it: enjambment (Warning: if you a

I learned this word as it relates to legal situations, so perhaps it's more well known and used by lawyers? Praps, my precious? vitiate (Warning: if you are hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobic,

If you don't know the meaning of this word, what might you guess it means? One person suggested it meant a bit too much to drink. Another, perhaps a greeting. So what might I mean if I wish you a