Words, No. 2

Cat is perplexingly short,

Perplexingly is a much better length.

Amsonia is an inside joke (and also a species of flower).

Roil is not a word I'm entirely comfortable defining.

Embarazada is not Spanish for embarrassed,

Embarrassed is the direct result of using it incorrectly.

Strident is so tempting to overuse.

Passive-voice is a noun, but not a word.