Beyond

" 'The bird that would soar above the level plain of tradition and prejudice must have strong wings. It is a sad spectacle to see the weaklings bruised, exhausted, flutering back to earth.' " -The Awakening
Showing posts with label vocabulary. Show all posts
Showing posts with label vocabulary. Show all posts

12.22.2010

SANGUINE

SANGUINE (SANG gwin) adj cheerful; optimistic; hopeful


Don't confuse sanguine (a nice word) with sanguinary (not a nice word). Sanguinary means bloodthirsty.


-wordSMART

12.20.2010

Word: ESOTERIC

ESOTERIC (es uh TER ik) adj hard to understand; understood only by a select few; peculiar



  • chicken wrestling and underwater yoldeling were just two of Earl's esoteric hobbies.
  • the author's books were so esoteric that not even his mother bought any of them.
-wordSMART

12.19.2010

FACT:

i am going to keep this book of words
(very similar to a dictionary, but less intimidating)
with me and am interested enough to open it,
and find interesting words

that actually intrigue me.

(more-than-likely, i'll post any ones i find interesting)


because i love learning new words,
because when you use them humbly, 
they can cause a rippling curiosity.
keyword: humbly, not in a snobbish 
"i-know-more-than-the-commonfolk" way
in a beautiful way.

good night/morning