New words - feel free to add :)

[RazzMeTazz]

Perpetuate - to continue

[nerdmmb]

Advent: the arrival of something new

With the advent of end of year exams, students are more stressed than before.

[dilks]

Extemporaneous - if something is done "extemporaneously", it means that it is done spontaneously and without any prior preparation.

[Paulrus]

propensity - a tendency to behave in a particular way
e.g. Her actions typify the human propensity of skewing our behaviour towards serving our own vested interests.
bilious - irritable or spiteful
e.g. He had a bilious temperament.
idyllic - like an idyll, a extremely picturesque/happy period or place
insouciance - casual and indifferent
e.g. The carefree and idyllic Zeitgeist of 1960s England is typified in [character's] boyish insouciance.

[kinslayer]

pulchritude, -inous - great physical beauty, physically beautiful - He was captivated by the pulchritudinous woman before him.

mien - air, bearing, or manner - He has the mien of an ancient warrior.

beatific - feeling or expressing bliss or great happiness - He greeted his audience with a beatific smile.

pugilism, -t, -tic - the sport of fighting with the fists (boxing) - Muhammad Ali was a gifted pugilist.

defenestrate - to throw out of a window (lol) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defenestrations_of_Prague

niggardly - miserly, ungenerously small - John was unpopular in this part of town, owing to his custom of giving niggardly tips to the serving staff.

Okay, mostly joke words, but I like them

[Paulrus]

defenestrate - to throw out of a window (lol) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defenestrations_of_Prague

it makes me so happy to know that this is a word that exists omg

[Rishi97]

Discombobulate: confuse someone- to throw something into a state of confusion (informal)
I love this word

[nerdmmb]

Debauch: to destroy something morally and reduce it's quality

VCAA remains hesitant in showing mercy by constantly debauching the confidence and mental health of VCE students.

[Paulrus]

idiosyncrasy - a way of thought/behaviour that's characteristic to a person
e.g. Our responses in the face of conflict are defined through our respective idiosyncrasies.
sacrosanct - too sacred to be violated/criticised
e.g. The seditious nature of his work, which challenged the beliefs held sacrosanct within the largely pious setting of 1500s Italy, led to him being deemed a heretic.
incorrigible - unable to be changed
e.g. "You are incorrigible." "I don't know the meaning of the word." (He really doesn't).


_{i think i post in this thread too often}

[Limista]

surfeit - excessive amount of something (noun)

Example = 'The experience was a surfeit of happiness'.

[Ronw2233]

Confabulate: to fabricate false memories
Phosphenes: luminous impressions caused by a stimulation to the eyes
Multifaceted: consisted of many dimensions
 

[Edward Elric]

Sorry if this has already been used But

Draconian- overly harsh or strict

The schools Draconian teaching methods has cultivated students into achieving their potential.

[rosalie.brown]

Vociferously = to express opinions with vehemence.


Example: When Henley refers to “winced, or cried out allowed”, he implies that the hapless victim did not vociferously complain about his pain.

[Hannibal]

Mellifluous - Pleasingly smooth and musical to hear (Adj)

Example: Her low mellifluous voice sent tears of felicity trickling down my cheek.

[scandin9]

Penchant=a strong or habitual liking for something or tendency to do something
he has a penchant for adopting stray dogs
Avuncular=kind and friendly towards a younger or less experienced person
he was avuncular, reassuring, and trustworthy
Circumsect=wary and unwilling to take risks
the officials were very circumspect in their statements