<p>I didn't put my real favorite word, which is "fish." I just like the sound of "fish" ... fisshhhhhh. lol sorry it's 1:30 am. My other favorite word is "solipsistic," but I didn't put that either. I don't want Princeton to think I'm solipsistic. </p>
<p>I always misread "defenestrate" as "defecate," so I'm not a huge fan of the word. o_O</p>
<p>Syzygy is awesome though.</p>
<p>AAA i put defenestration toooo! <em>tries to find new unique word</em></p>
<p>I said passersby.
so lonely, passive, so....hemingway.</p>
<p>I decided on "eleemosynary." Please don't steal it...</p>
<p>I put "seriously". seriously</p>
<p>i wondr how many people put "supercalifragilisticexpialidocious"...</p>
<p>Enthusiasm, because the original meaning (from the Greek roots "en" and "theos" -- a god within) is really beautiful...</p>
<p>i like that, ceebee63, thanks for sharing! (i mean sharing that fun fact, dont be worried that ill take "enthusiasm")</p>
<p>@Kovax: wow...no comment from me.</p>
<p>It seems like everybody lied on their applications or tried to make themselves seem smarter. I really doubt that "defenestration" is the favorite word of all 4 or 5 people who have posted that so far. Imagine the hundreds of others who did the same thing.</p>
<p>^I agree, it does seem that some people went to great lengths to find words they thought both showed intelligence and were "unique". I like the one person who put down "crisp," it seems honest and while a simple word, I can really see why someone would pick it as a favorite.</p>
<p>Personally, I couldn't even think of a favorite word when prompted. I guess I'm just not that into words. I ended up putting down vermilion, it was between that and cerulean. I like to paint, so that's where it came from.</p>
<p>I would have put down murmuring, because I think it's a truly beautiful word, but I'd read it on some beautiful words list so I felt that would be somewhat cheating...</p>
<p>I'm not posting mine until January 1st... Another kid at my school asked me what I put and I told him, and then he went and changed all his answers AFTER HE TOLD ME HE WOULDN'T. I'm paranoid.</p>
<p>Actually I think defenestration could be a lot of people's favorite word. I love it because its English definition is the same as the literal Latin meaning :) I've always loved it since it was picked as the "buzzword" in American Girl Magazine when I was about 8...</p>
<p>I agree that defenestrate could be people's favorite word. I mean, it sounds so serious, and yet it means to throw someone out a window. :)</p>
<p>ambivalent</p>
<p>confluence</p>
<p>plump</p>
<p>i just laugh when i say it</p>
<p>sphygmomanometer.</p>
<p>uggg...i totally put defenestrate....but I haven't submitted yet...would it seem too ditzy to put "fabulous"...cuz I really like that word...</p>
<p>To all those who put down some obscure, esoteric word as their favorite.
1) I bet it's not really your favorite word.
2) Do you think that this will make the admissions officer think that you are more sophisticated/intelligent?
3) Have you thought of the possibility that the admissions officer will just think that you are pretentious?
4) Preliminary admissions officers as mostly just recent graduates of the school, and probably not philology professors. If you are going to make them look up your fancy word in a dictionary, it better be reeaaaally good (especially if your application is the 100th one of the day).
5) This part of the application is a chance for you to show your personality, not your vocabulary. Choose a word that you really think will reveal yourself to the person reading it.</p>
<p>Choosing "ghoti" is ok, but something like "escritoire" or "ostrobogulous" is really pushing it.</p>
<p>With that being said, just take it easy... you won't be rejected because you put down the "wrong" answer for this question...</p>