Sometimes I know the meaning of a word but am tired of it and feel the need for an unfamiliar, especially precise or poetic term, perhaps one with a nuance that flatters my readership's exquisite sensitivity.
William SafireI welcome new words, or old words used in new ways, provided the result is more precision, added color or greater expressiveness.
William SafireWriters who used to show off their erudition no longer sing in the bare ruined choir of the media.
William Safire