Weekly Vocab Builder

I slacked a little last week on my vocabulary words, but I hope their unusualness makes up for it. Here's what you might have missed:

• titivate: to make something neater or more beautiful.
• rakish: fashionable. Also, disreputable.
• petrichor: the smell of rain on dry ground.

If you're hungry for more words, check out some of my favorite resources:

• Schott's Vocab
• Dictionary.com Word of the Day
• Word Spy

And, of course, if you follow me on Twitter, you'll get a Vocab Builder every weekday.