Word of the Day - let's add 100 words to our vocabulary

[MariaWaria]

This thread follows on from my recent thread on AIBU saying that I wanted to add 100 words to my vocabulary. The response was incredible; so much encouragement given, and ideas shared.
And AdaColeman suggested I start a Word of the Day thread, so here we are.

The way this will work is that I will post the Word of the Day (each day ) and state its meaning as I understand it which will no doubt have been gleaned from Google, books, wherever.

The aim is not to teach or preach or offer words that ordinary folk, like me, are not likely to use in general conversation. They will be words that we may already have heard of but have not felt assured enough to use in conversation.

Perhaps we can aim to use the Word of the Day three times in our conversation in the next 24 hours and report on how that went.

Let’s see how this thread develops. My aim is to continue for 100 days by which time I (and hopefully you too) will have an extra 100 words in your vocabulary.

The first Word of the Day is INIMITABLE meaning incapable of being copied, in a class of its own.

Word of the Day No. 13 is DISCOMBOBULATED - disconcerted or confused (someone).

en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/discombobulate

I was discombobulated by his sudden appearance at the cake stall.

Every time somebody uses discombobulated in a sentence, I assume they have been dared

Either that or they have been obfuscated.

The peripatetic music teacher was discombobulated by the turpitude of her students.

My own favourites are leviathan and behemoth.

I once stayed in a hotel on the very basis that it was called the hotel leviathan. Bad decision.

Maria this is my favourite word!

Ken Dodd says discombobulated and I always thought that he had made the word up.

I'd be discombobulated if I missed a day on this jolly thread!

Word of the Day No. 14 is PERAMBULATE - to walk or travel through an area in a leisurely manner, especially for pleasure.

en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/perambulate

I can'''t workout from the speaker thingy (above) whether the B is sounded at all. Anybody know?

Yes, the B is sounded. Per am bu (rhymes with 'you') late.

Prams were originally perambulators, which was then shortened to 'pram'

Somewhat discombobulated to find that I missed peripatetic altogether and we have now moved on to perambulate.

I've often enjoyed taking part in La Passaggiata, the Italian early evening perambulation, for the pleasure of meeting and gossiping with friends.

Word of the Day No. 15 is BUNKUM - nonsense.

www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/bunkum

What a load of old bunkum.

The play was fantastic and anyone who says otherwise, is talking absolute bunkum. So there!

Bunkum, Balderdash & Tosh, should I be concerned that this firm is my family solicitor?

Ada, no way! Are you joking?

Ahhhh! Think you probably are and that is your sentence.

Loads of family came round at Christmas and we had nowhere to bunkum

Oh ilk that's norrtty!

Word of the Day No.16 is QUELL - put an end to (a rebellion or other disorder), typically by the use of force; subdue or silence (someone); suppress (a feeling).

en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/quell

Oh dear 16 words to catch up on... well I like a challenge so here goes - actually I'm not an English teacher whatever I may claim below!)

I fear I will be unable to quell the trepidation I feel at the gargantuan task of weaving such a myriad of words into one post. I may have to resort to skulduggery and hope my inveterate, punctilious and empirical study of the English language will assist. I regret that I am both petulant and discombobulated as I perambulate through this rigorous test. However in my own inimitable way, I have no intention of giving up now, even if all I produce is bunkum. My many years as a peripatetic English teacher mean that crafting this post has not left me feeling pugnacious albeit the long term mental consequences of this effort, could mean that I develop a character full of turpitude sooner rather than later.

Have I missed any, think I've included all 16

Gold star for listsandbudgets

@listsandbudgets that was brilliant, and the complete opposite of a load of bunkum

@iklboo yours was definite bunkum very funny though.