Betsy Snow White Bibliophile

Tag: word nerd

  • Entering the Roaring Twenties

    Entering the Roaring Twenties

    2019 is almost over, and so is this particular decade. I am also going to be, gasp, 39 in March. I am moving into this year with a passion and a purpose that I haven’t felt in a long time. I am feeling more creative too, and I am ready to get into this new year and make things happen.

    I have decided on my word of the year for 2020. In case you haven’t seen or read this about me I choose a word every year to give my year focus in lieu of a resolution. Last year my word was Brazen, and I feel like overall my year was guided by that word. I was really putting myself out there and I made a lot of amazing connections. My word for this year is…

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    Wordsmith = a skilled user of words. I was looking for a word that would focus me on working on my writing, but that was more interesting than just the word writer. I did a synonym search and wordsmith pulled my eye immediately. I love the feel of it so much. I also found a beautiful design on TeePublic that I am going to get myself a hoodie, a phone case and some stickers so I can keep the word on my mind.

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    I am pumped to get going in the new year. Do you set resolutions? Or make a word of the year?

  • Word Nerd – Spooky Edition

    Word Nerd – Spooky Edition

    I have mentioned previously that I am a certifiable word nerd. So for October
    I present my list of fun and unusual words for the Halloween season.

    1. exsanguinate : verb. Drain (a person, animal, or organ) of blood.
    2. necrophage : noun. An organism that eats dead or decaying flesh.
    3. lycanthrope : noun. A werewolf.
    4. therianthropic : adjective. Combining human and animal form.
    5. macabre : adjective. Disturbing because concerned with or causing a fear of death.
    6. revenant : noun. A person who has returned, especially supposedly from the dead.
    7. viscera : plural noun. The internal organs in the main cavities of the body, especially those in the abdomen, e.g. the intestines.
    8. vivisection : noun. The practice of performing operations on live animals for the purpose of experimentation or scientific research.
    9. sepulchral : adjective. Relating to tomb or interment. Gloomy; dismal.
    10. charnel : adjective. Associated with death.

    Now you can liberally sprinkle these through your Halloween conversations and appear the smartest and most macabre revenant of them all.

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