Word Association

Duane Swierczynski relayed on a survey question, "What's your favorite word?"

My answer was "clandestine," but the runners-up deserve mention:

archipelago, recapitulate, horripilation, labyrinth, incendiary, aplomb, lilliputian, raconteur, acumen, accolade, antediluvian, dilatory, interdiction, pomegranate, quandary, conundrum, quixotic, verve, incisive, antithesis, herculean, onus, obsidian, raciocination, tetrahedron, rhombus, sililoquy, expedite, panorama, exculpatory, repudiate, vacuum, photon, bicameral, oblivious, datum, verbatim, glassine, tangential, acuity, apothecary, windfall, desolate, dramaturge, chivalry, chicanery, indicative, succinct, fabricate, skein, reprehensible, manifold, inculcate, osmosis, permutation, coagulate, incarnate, moribund, fecund, proclivity, anion, subterfuge, fussilage, aftermath, decipher, quotient, exponent, rapier, wanderlust, rhapsody, philatelist, tarmac, numismatist, plucky, discern, divination, coda, adhesive, valor, vagabond, copious, contagion, opaque, kaleidoscope, oscillate, praeternatural, conjecture, ubiquitous, riposte, incumbent, diligent, vigilant, redoubtable, imminent, banal, apogee, aperture, ajar, tantalize, locus, eloquence.