yes, i would. this is from memory.
absquatulate -- to abscond (with).
brobdingnagian --gargantuan; the word derives from gulliver's travels.
lilliputian -- small. also from gulliver's travels.
putative -- supposed.
ichthyophagous -- fish-eating.
otorhinolaryngology -- the study of the ears, nose, and throat.
hebesphenomegacorona -- a polyhedron with 21 sides, 18 of which are triangles and 3 of which are squares.
palimpsest -- a parchment that has been erased and written over.
sesquipedalian -- exhibiting a propensity to use long words.
yclept -- named.
zenzizenzizenzic -- the 8th power of a number.
panglossian -- tending to believe that everything works out for the best (from the character pangloss in candide).
coxcomb -- whippersnapper.
abecedarian -- beginner. has another definition which i forget.
thaumaturge -- magician.
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