Kaiykgirl

I have even begun to keep a word list where I note down any interesting, uncommon word that I read. Here are a few that I’ve written down:

Frittering: wasting time, money, or energy on meaningless things

Asinine: extremely stupid or foolish.

Gripe: a minor complaint.

Pandemonium: wild and noisy disorder or confusion; uproar.

Dejection: a sad and depressed state; low spirits.

Even though some of these terms may be ones you know and even can define on your own, I sure do forget that they exist majority of the time. Instead of using these wonderful words, I tend to opt for the ones that are at the front on my brain, which are much simpler in contrast to said diction. Yes, they get the same point across, but the more complex words would make my words sound much fancier and educated. A way of writing I dream to achieve. 

For example, the sentence, “My leg was completely immobile.” versus “I couldn’t move my leg.” Of course the one with the larger vocabulary feels more dramatic, as it should be for a leg that you can’t move. Both get the same point across, but the bigger vocab not only sounds better, but it also brings a tone that the lesser vocabulary sentence lacks. Even words like “gripe,” intrigue me, as saying gripe just sounds much better than saying, I had a thing against—whatever. 

So, when someone’s work contains a large selection of vocabulary, I begin to admire not only the writing, but also the author. I wish so dearly to learn the ways in which they use language, how they so effortlessly create such beautiful lines with words that I should have remembered. It’s a mezmorizing sort of magic I unfortunately don’t think I’ll ever have, as my very memory tends to fail me with things like this. But that won’t stop me from jotting terms down in my notebook as if I’ll remember them anyway.

I just love the way these words sound. They make me sound like I actually know what I’m talking about, and everything becomes gracefully fancy. I only wish that one day I'll be able to use such dictation in my own writing like the authors I read from do.