Ogilvy's List of Favorite Words:

Abcedary -

Akimbo - set in a bent position.

Chiaroscuro - the interplay or contrast of dissimilar qualities.

Diapason - a burst of sound.

Egregious - distinguished, conspicuous, flagrant, conspicuously bad.

Epoptic -

Fandango - lively Spanish dance, tomfoolery.

Fardel - bundle, burden.

Fubsy - chubby and somewhat squat.

Fugleman - one at the head or forefront of a movement.

Galumph - to move with a clumsy, heavy tread.

Gravamen -

Hegira - exodus.

Hobbledehoy - an awkward, gawky youth.

Hoyden - a girl or women of saucy, boisterous, or carefree behavior.

Janizriat -

Lallygag -

Nubile - sexually attractive.

Panjandrum - a powerful personage or pretentious official.

Pedicular -

Phantasmagoria - constantly changing, bizarre or fantastic collection, combination, assemblage.

Ragamuffin - a ragged often disreputable person.

Rodomontade - a bragging speech, rant, vain boasting.

Roustabout - an unskilled worker.

Sodbuster - one that breaks the sod.

Tatterdemalion - ragamuffin.

Thimblerig - to cheat by trickery.

Ukase - to show, order, edict.

Virago - a woman of great strength, stature, courage.

Wallydraigle - a sloven, imperfectly developed, or slovenly creature.

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