NEW PROJECT!
I am going to do "my favorite words of the week" posts - so here is the first one. 

Logastellus: A person whose enthusiasm for words outstrips his knowledge of them
Herringbone: An arrangement or design resembling the bones in a fish, used esp. in the weave of cloth or the placing of bricks
Paisley: A distinctive intricate pattern of curved, feather-shaped figures based on a pine-cone design from India
Quaquaversal: Directed outwards in all directions from a common center
Kakistocracy:  Government by the least qualified or most unprincipled citizens.
Impudent: Not showing due respect for another person
Imprudent: Not showing care for the consequences of an action
Serendipity: The faculty of making fortunate discoveries by accident