With some words, you could get an idea of what they mean just by how they sound. For example, "heinous" sounds bad and "plop" sounds gloopy. With the words below, however, if you didn't know their real meaning, you'd probably have a hard time guessing it.
5. Pulchritude
Means: Beautiful
Sounds like it means: Chronic vomiting
4. Tumescent
Means: Engorged
Sounds like it means: Sparkly
3. Felicitous
Means: Pleasant
Sounds like it means: Arrested for sexual harassment
2. Taciturn
Means: Silent
Sounds like it means: An Amish disciplinarian or a copper spittoon
1. Crepuscule
Means: Twilight
Sounds like it means: An infected wound on the anus
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