Word(s) of the Day

impedimenta \im-ped-uh-MEN-tuh\, noun:
1. Baggage or other things that retard one's progress.
[2. (Harry Potter) Incantation for stopping or slowing the progress of a person or object.]

shivaree \SHIV-uh-ree\, noun:
1. A mock serenade with kettles, pans, horns, and other noisemakers given for a newly married couple.
2. An elaborate, noisy celebration.

scuttle \SKUHT-l\, verb:
1. To run with quick, hasty steps; scurry.
2. To sink (a vessel) deliberately by opening seacocks or making openings in the bottom.
noun:
1. A deep bucket for carrying coal.
2. A short, hurried run.
[3. A character in Disney's The Little Mermaid.]

malapert \MAL-uh-purt\, adjective:
1. Unbecomingly bold or saucy.

muliebrity \myoo-lee-EB-ri-tee\, noun:
1. The state of being a woman.

sesquipedalianism \ses-kwi-PEED-l-iz-uhm\, adjective:
1. Given to using long words.
2. (Of a word) containing many syllables.

defenestrate \dee-FEN-uh-strayt\, transitive verb:
1. To throw out of a window.

tarradiddle \tair-uh-DID-uhl\, noun:
1. A petty falsehood; a fib.
2. Pretentious nonsense.

And my favorite one of all...

nebbish \NEB-ish\, noun:
1. A weak-willed, timid, or ineffectual person.