latches of being; or, I am not good at introductions; or, here are some words that I like about me

[lioht]

What is an adjective? Nouns name the world. Verbs activate the names. Adjectives come from somewhere else. The word adjective (epitheton in Greek) is itself an adjective meaning "placed on top," "added," "appended," "imported," "foreign." Adjectives seem fairly innocent additions but look again. These small imported mechanisms are in charge of attaching everything in the world to its place in particularity. They are the latches of being.

--Anne Carson, from Autobiography of Red

Apodeictic
Brunette
Cathemeral
Dishevelled
Edible
Feminist
Gawkish
Haphazard
Introverted
Joyful
Klutzy
Lugubrious
Messy
Nulliparous
Onanistic
Prolix
Quotidian
Roundabout
Silly
Tactile
Unabashed
Volatile
Whimsical
Xanthic
Yielding
Zaftig