A word aptly spoken ...

I love words.

Good thing, considering what I do, huh?

As I've mentioned, every day I get somewhere in the neighborhood of a bazillion ezines. One of my favorites is the vocabulary - a new word every day, woot! Some of you will stop reading here. You are not the logophiles that my comrades and I are. And that's fine. To each her own, yes? But since I'm diving back into my writing again I thought it fitting to share some of the choicest words I've received over the past couple weeks. Some of these I was already familiar with, some not.

I've also mentioned that my illustrious critique partner and Wonder Twin has an amazing vocabulary. She can pull words off the top of her head that I have to look up just to pronounce. My goal is to utilize the new words I'm learning and enhance my ability to wax eloquent when the occasion warrants. The WMVR knew someone once who said (and I'm probably paraphrasing a bit here), "A word doesn't become part of your vocabulary until you've used it three times in everyday conversation."

I had another friend who used to claim that she could go home each day when she learned something new. Employing that philosophy sometimes allowed us to "go home" at 10 in the morning. Which in my opinion is a good day.

You know those Reader's Digest pages called "It Pays to Enrich Your Word Power"? I love those, too.

Here's hoping you learn something new today. Go home early. And read a book. See how many "choice" words the author uses - and how effective is the vocabulary in telling the story?

Let me know which of these you like best.

=) JB

Word(s) of the Day:

hebetude \HEB-uh-tood-; -tyood\ (noun) - Mental dullness or sluggishness.

coruscate \KOR-uh-skayt\ (intransitive verb) - 1 : To give off or reflect bright beams or flashes of light; to sparkle. 2 : To exhibit brilliant, sparkling technique or style.

pelf \PELF\ (noun) - Money; riches; gain; -- generally conveying the idea of something ill-gotten.

mellifluous \muh-LIF-loo-us\ (adjective) - Flowing as with honey; smooth; flowing sweetly or smoothly; as, a mellifluous voice.

quagmire \KWAG-myr; KWOG-\ (noun) - 1 : Soft, wet, miry land that shakes or yields under the feet. 2 : A difficult or precarious position or situation; a predicament.

disquisition \dis-kwuh-ZISH-uhn\ (noun) - A formal discourse on a subject.

recondite \REK-uhn-dyt\ (adjective) - 1 : Difficult to understand; abstruse. 2 : Concerned with obscure subject matter.

prescience \PREE-shuns; PREE-shee-uns; PRESH-uns; PRESH-ee-uns; PREE-see-uns; PRES-ee-uns\ (noun) - Knowledge of events before they take place; foresight.

moiety \MOY-uh-tee\ (noun) - 1 : One of two equal parts; a half. 2 : An indefinite part; a small portion or share. 3 : One of two basic tribal subdivisions.

bibulous \BIB-yuh-luhs\ (adjective) - 1 : Of, pertaining to, marked by, or given to the consumption of alcoholic drink. 2 : Readily absorbing fluids or moisture.

repine \rih-PINE\ (intransitive verb) - 1 : To feel or express discontent. 2 : To long for something.

deracinate \dee-RAS-uh-nayt\ (transitive verb) - 1 : To pluck up by the roots; to uproot. 2 : To displace from one's native or accustomed environment.

gamine \gam-EEN; GAM-een\ (noun) - 1 : A girl who wanders about the streets; an urchin. 2 : A playfully mischievous girl or young woman.

empyrean \em-py-REE-uhn; -PEER-ee-\ (noun) - 1 : The highest heaven, in ancient belief usually thought to be a realm of pure fire or light. 2 : Heaven; paradise. 3 : The heavens; the sky. (adjective) - 1 : Of or pertaining to the empyrean of ancient belief.

All Vocabulary words above courtesy of ArcaMax.