NATHAN L.K. BIERMA
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A Few of my Favorite Words

I have at least three answers to the question, "What is your favorite word?"

genuflect
spatula
ululate

Then again, how can you leave these out?

aardvark
adamant
adze
alfalfa
agree
angst
asunder
augur
autumn
aver
bad
belligerent
bibulous
bludgeon
blue
boor
bring
bucket
daily
demotic
derriere
despond
didactic
discordant
disingenuous
do
dolt
echo
ensue
essence
euphonious
excoriate
febrile
font
francophone
gelatinous
global
go
golf
green
haphazard
headquarters
honey
hymnody
ignite
intrinsic
jail
judge
legislature
less
love
magic
maritime
misprision
mocha
motor
napkin
ointment
onomatopoeia
ovary
parsimonious
phantom
phone
pie
pilot
pizza
profuse
protocol
pterodactyl
pullulate
pun
reappear
red
redolent
reggae
sensual
shirk
slippery
slab
slapdash
sludge
simulacrum
somber
spire
spunk
story
suckle
supercilious
susurrous
syntax
syzygy
ten
tantalizing
timbre
tongue
uncouth
vertiginous
vision
villa
vignette
virtuoso
viscous
whimsical
zipper
zone

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