Saturday, December 9, 2023

Lexicon Lift: 5 Daily Words (How familiar are you with these, and in what ways do you utilize them?) - December 09, 2023

   Word: Procrastinator.

  • Parts of Speech: Noun.
  • Meaning: Someone who frequently postpones work, especially work that makes them anxious or bored.
  • Example: When you wait until the last minute and fail to engage in a good writing process, you are not doing your best, even if you did get all A's as a procrastinator.

Word: Tangible.

  • Parts of Speech: Adjective.
  • Meaning: Able to be seen or touched.
  • Example: Writing is the tangible result of Thinking.

Word: disarray.

  • Parts of Speech: Noun/verb.
  • Meaning: State of confusion and lack of organization in a situation or a place.
  • Example: Like any creative process, writing often starts in a jumble as you develop, sort, and sift through ideas. But it doesn't need to stay in disarray. Your writing will gain direction as you start examining those ideas.

Word: hone.

  • Parts of Speech: Noun/Verb.
  • Meaning: Make perfect or complete.
  • Example: She has taken numerous workshops to hone her skills.

Word: Impose

  • Parts of Speech: Verb.
  • Meaning: Force; Something unwelcoming; unfamiliar.
  • Example: To impose a tax on the people.

 

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