# Surprise Song of the Day!
Making small talk with various people… schmooze When you schmooze at a party, you chat with many different people. Being able to schmooze casually and confidently is a good quality in a hostess or a politician. If you say, “I just want to stop by the reception and schmooze for a little bit,” it means you’re going to see…
A lively, fancy word for “fussy.” persnickety Persnickety is a lively, fancy word for “fussy.” If you’ve sent your salad back to the kitchen three times, you might be a persnickety eater. The adjective persnickety sounds prickly like a porcupine, and persnickety people can indeed be sharp and prickly when they don’t get things precisely as they wish. I…