More Words

Now I'm starting to look up words just for the fun of it. Which one is your favorite?

anneal: heat (metal or glass) and allow it to cool slowly, in order to remove internal stresses and toughen it

cresset: a metal container of oil, grease, wood, or coal burned as a torch and typically mounted on a pole

mnemonic: a device such as a pattern of letters, ideas, or associations that assists in remembering something

epithet: an adjective or descriptive phrase expressing a quality characteristic of the person or thing mentioned; such a word or phrase as a term of abuse; a descriptive title

tessellate: decorate (a floor) with mosaics, in mathematics: cover (a plane surface) by repeated use of a single shape, without gaps or overlapping (bj: this word was used in reference to an Escher print)

effulgent: shining brightly; radiant; (of a person or their expression) emanating joy or goodness