Words

Interesting words

Words to smuggle into conversations...

bumbershoot	an umbrella	neologism	a newly coined word or expression
pernickety	placing too much emphasis on trivial or minor details; fussy. Somewhat pleasingly, Americans use the spelling "persnickety"
quorum	the smallest number of people needed to be present at a meeting before it can officially begin and before official decisions can be taken
vicissitudes	alternation between opposite or contrasting things