favorite words (yum)

A post containing some of my favorite words. Whahoo! First the weird ones:

Eldritch: adj. Strange or unearthly; eerie.

Haberdashery: n. pl. The goods and wares sold by a dealer in sewing notions and small wares (chiefly British).

Smaragdine: adj. Of or relating to emeralds; having the color of emeralds.
Smaragd: n. Emerald.

Tourmaline: n. A complex crystalline silicate containing aluminum, boron, and other elements, used in electronic instrumentation and, especially in its green, clear, and blue varieties, as a gemstone.

Carnelian: n. A pale to deep red or reddish-brown variety of clear chalcedony, used in jewelry.

Peregrine: adj. Roving or wandering; migratory.

Wicket: n. A small door or gate, especially one built into or near a larger one.

Beck: n. n. Chiefly British. A small brook; a creek.


And favorite words that are not so (ahem) obscure:

Delirious. Umbrella. Phonograph. Avenue. Sorcery. Witchery. Lackadaisical. Magic. Pamplemousse. Wander. Gypsy. Elephant. Platypus, Wombat, Wallaby. Enchanted. Downs. Glade. Moor. Lake. Mirror. Wish. Whimsical. Twirl. Sky. Swirl. Rapture.