Favorite Words

Assiduous [as·sid·u·ous] adj.  1. Constant in application or attention; diligent: “An assiduous worker who strove for perfection.”  2. Unceasing; persistent: “Assiduous cancer research.”

Capricious [ca·pri·cious] adj.  Characterized by or subject to whim; impulsive and unpredictable. “She’s such a capricious boss I never know how she’ll react.”

Esoteric [es·o·ter·ic] adj.  1. Difficult to understand; abstruse. 2. Not publicly disclosed; confidential. 3. Of rare, special, or unusual interest: Her software’s success was based on an esoteric programming language.

Insipid [in·sip·id] adj.  Lacking flavor or zest; not tasty. Lacking qualities that excite, stimulate, or interest; dull.

Precarious [pre·car·i·ous] adj.  1. Dangerously lacking in security or stability: “The precarious life of an undercover cop.”  2. Subject to chance or unknown conditions  3. Based on uncertain, unwarranted, or unproved premises: “A precarious solution to a difficult problem.”

Ubiquitous [u·biq·ui·tous] adj.  Being or seeming to be everywhere, or in all places, at the same time; omnipresent. “The product was ubiquitous soon after its release.”

Voluminous [vo·lu·mi·nous] adj.  Having great volume, fullness, size, or number; ample or lengthy in speech or writing: voluminous paperwork. “The voluminous court documents required two large boxes.”