For all of us who hold the quotation above to be true, Grandiloquent Words is pure joy! Because "language shapes our perception of reality," it behooves us all to bolster our vocabularies with these "ostrobogulous locutions." From absquatulate (to leave or decamp abruptly) to yamagorp (a lounging idler who yawns, gapes, and stretches), these more than 250 obscure words are sure to edify and delight! Pronunciations, etymologies, and whimsical illustrations included.