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Monday, November 14, 2016

Spectacular Words


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As words are the way we can express ourselves, if you hope to be more successful in life, or just want to be understood more clearly, it's important to expand your vocabulary.
 
These seven particular words are truly spectacular and you really should start using them on a regular basis.
 
Imbroglio
Imbroglio refers to a very complicated, confusing or embarrassing situation. For example, "that police officer found it hard to understand the imbroglio that caused the two neighbors to begin throwing rotten eggs at each other."
 
Limerence
Limerence refers to the intense infatuation felt in the very early stages as a romance. For example, "She was feeling an incredible sense of limerence toward her new boyfriend."
 
Ephemeral
Of course, those feelings of limerence usually don't last long. Ephemeral means something that lasts for just a very short time. "My feelings about him were ephemeral; they left as quickly as they arrived."
 
Petrichor
Petrichor refers to that wonderful smell that follows the rain. "The air was ripe with the pleasant, dewy petrichor of the post-rain afternoon."
 
Mellifluous
Mellifluous refers to a smooth, pleasant, musical sound: "When the snakes heard the mellifluous sounds coming from the flute, they began to crawl back into the basket."
 
Vellichor
That strange wistfulness of used bookstores, which are somehow infused with the passage of time: filled with thousands of old books you’ll never have time to read, each of which is itself locked in its own era, bound and dated and papered over like an old room the author abandoned years ago.
“The moment the scent of lignin hit her nostrils she was overcome with vellichor."
 
Propinquity
Propinquity means nearness in place or time.
"The propinquity of Emma's bedroom to that of her parents’ makes it difficult for her to sneak out of the house at night."

Courtesy of Earthables

16 comments:

  1. LoL Cat, had only heard of one or two of these. Thank you, I must remember these :)

    Hugs
    Roz

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    1. Hope you do remember them, Roz...they sound beautiful don't they.

      Hugs and blessings...Cat

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  2. Definitely knew some of these! Not all!
    I absolutely LOVE words!

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    1. You and me both, Minelle but my playing with words has gotten me into trouble at times. ;)

      Hugs and blessings...Cat

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  3. Hi cat, well I knew a few but the others are beyond me!
    love Jan, xx

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    1. They aren't beyond you, Jan...you're still young enough to be learning and just learned something new! ;)

      Hugs and blessings...Cat

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  4. Only knew a few of these Cat. Must try and remember the other ones I didn't know.

    Love,
    Ronnie
    xx

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    1. Hope you remember and use them, Ronnie...they are beautiful.

      Hugs and blessings...Cat

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  5. I love words, especially unusual ones. I also knew and have used a few of these, and now have knew ones to use..thanks.
    hugs abby

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    1. You're welcome, Abby...happy that I was actually able to help you learn something new. ;)

      Hugs and blessings...Cat

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  6. How lovely, Cat. I never knew there was a word for the fresh smell after a rain. It is one of my favorite smells. Now I will be sure to use petrichor to describe it. Such a pretty sounding word, too.

    Hugs From Ella

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    1. It is a lovely word isn't it, Ella...might sound a little strange and forced at first but am sure it will start rolling off the tongue once you start using it regularly. ;)

      Hugs and blessings...Cat

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  7. I have heard a couple of these words before, Cuz, but never knew the meaning. I love this post! Like Ella, I love the words for the smell of an old book store (Rob loves those kinds of stores, so I shared that word with him), and after a rain. When is the test? I hope that it is soon. I fear that this new knowledge will be ephemeral, given my hormonal brain cells! LOL! Many hugs,

    <3 Katie t

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    1. Happy you were able to share that word with Rob...I also love old book stores...such wonderful treasures to be found! LOL Cuz...no test is going to be given. I have terrible test anxiety and won't inflict that on anyone! You are just going to have make an effort to start using these words daily. ;)

      Hugs and blessings...Cat

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    1. Happy you enjoyed them, Terps. :)

      Hugs and blessings...Cat

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