I’ve always loved learning new words, but all too often I rely on my intuition and the context surrounding a word to tell me what it means.
As a fun project, and to combat this issue, I’ve subscribed to Merriam-Webster’s Word of the Day
Here are a few I’ve enjoyed learning this past week, as well as an attempt to use them in a single sentence together.
- Stentorian (sten-TOR-ee-un) Adjective Extremely loud
- Farrago (fuh-RAH-goh) Noun A confused mixture: hodgepodge
- Yokel (YOH-kul) Noun A naive or gullible inhabitant of a rural area or small town
- Argot (AHR-goh) Noun The language used by a particular type or group of people : an often more or less secret vocabulary and idiom peculiar to a particular group.
- Louche (LOOSH) Adjective Not reputable or decent
The louche and stentorian yokel burst from the saloon, spewing a farrago of poorly phrased attempts at using the local village’s argot to insult the owner.
Now, what’s yours? Can you make a funny or creative sentence (or two!) using these words?
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I always dreamed of being a writer, but never thought I could make money doing it. So, after earning a BA in English and honing my reading, analytical, and writing skills, I settled for a more "stable" career in ministry (joking, of course!), bringing my love for the written word to my Biblical studies as I learned Greek and Hebrew, Exegesis and Theology while getting an MA in Theological Studies.
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Omg this is such a fun way to learn new words!
The stentorian yokel was a known louche. He thought he was fluent in the cities argot but most of what he said was nothing more than farrago.
I have no idea if I’ve used the words correctly but I tried lol!
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ha! I love it. Definitely sounds correct and has an intelligent ring to it 🙂
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