Shane, at Creative Copy Challenge says this is the toughest list of words he as published. Since he’s done 110 lists, that’s saying a lot.

Evil professional writer, Holly Jahangiri, is having a “procedure” and didn’t want everybody to get all “pink and smarmy” so she took it out on her list.

Give it a go… and post a comment.

I did.

Oh, there are rules and stuff, so you might want to visit CCC before you begin.

Eleemosynary – Of, relating to, or dependent on charity; gratuitous.
Fecund – Capable of producing offspring or vegetation; fruitful; Marked by intellectual productivity
Taphephobia – pathological fear of being buried alive.
Panoptic – taking in all parts, aspects, etc., in a single view; all-embracing a panoptic survey.
Tesla coil – An air-core transformer that is used as a source of high-frequency power, as for x-ray tubes.
Verve – Energy and enthusiasm in the expression of ideas; Vitality; liveliness
Canid – Any of various widely distributed carnivorous mammals of the family Canidae, which includes the foxes, wolves, dogs, jackals, and coyotes.
Semaphore – A visual signaling apparatus with flags, lights, or mechanically moving arms, as one used on a railroad.
Wisp – A small bunch or bundle, as of straw, hair, or grass.
Aegis – Protection; Sponsorship; patronage;