Hi everyone! I hope you’re well. Today is the third week of the Wednesday Weekly Blogging Challenge hosted by Long and Short Reviews. You can find the list of topics for 2024 here if you’d like to take part, or you can read what others are saying about today’s topic here.

New Words I’ve Learned Recently and Their Meaning

I love learning new words, and as an avid reader, I come across them fairly regularly, which, as a writer, is particularly helpful. It’s so easy to become set in one’s ways regarding writing, sticking to your own well-worn vocabulary. It can be hard to learn new words if you’re not reading a lot; if you always have a book in your hand, the chances will be higher that you’ll encounter many more new words, continually growing your vocabulary, which is no bad thing.

One word I came across recently is Portmanteau.
A Portmanteau I was pleased to discover is the combination of two or more words or bits of words. For example, brainiac is formed from the words brain and maniac, and Froyo by combining the words frozen and yoghurt.

Another new addition to my vocab recently is quixotic.
Quixotic is used to describe someone who is impractical and unrealistic. For example, their dreams of world peace were quixotic indeed.

I also recently came across the word jejune.
Jejune is used to describe something or someone that is simplistic or superficial. For example, their views were often seen as predictable and jejune.

So, that’s post three. I’m looking forward to reading about some new words you’ve all learned so I can further broaden my vocabulary.

As always, thank you for taking the time to read my words. I really do appreciate it!

Until next time,

George

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