WORD OF THE WEEK
We have now been choosing a Word of the Week for 3 years.
Here are  the words that have been chosen in the War Memorial Library:


plagiarism imbibe daimonic persistence
separation confuddled oxymoron optimism
hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia onomatopoeia
Zoroastrianism ubuntu skedaddle procrastinate
skulduggery pontificate haiku infinitesimal
narthex tercentenary pusillanimous aesthetic
sepulchral boondoggle succinct discombobulate
Machiavellian abstemious ostensibly fanfaronade
defenestration verisimilitude flibbertigibbet kerosene
panacea exemplary subliminal invigorate desolation
rhapsodomancy cathartic aiguillette peripatetic
xanthippe omphaloskepsis endorphin ridiculous
recalcitrant paracrostic serendipity purloin
gaunt comprehensible ombudsman obstreperous
mercurial contortionist deipnosophist innuendo prodigy
reticence laurel tintinnabulation exacerbate
pulchritudinous bigot cinephilia tempestuous
koniosis envisage loquacious apprehensive
erroneously enigma idiosyncrasy triskaidekaphobia
confuffled monotonous faux pas bilious
daguerreotype volition bathophobia hubbub
antagonising attribute epicycloid kudos
interpretation

If you have a favourite or unusual word please put your entry in the box.