glossolalia

glossolalia

(n)

(glos-uh-lay-lee-uh)

"babbling, meaningless speech associated with schizophrenic disorders and certain religious states - speaking in tongues"

Not a word I am likely to use every day, but it did come up in a conversation I was part of on New Year's Day about this blog and was as a suggested word that I may not know.

I am fascinated with the idea of glossolalia but I am not truly convinced that it is not put on.

eschew

eschew

(v)

(es-choo or uhs-choo)

"avoid,abstain from"

Again, a word I know the meaning of but don"t use. Why not? This is the crux of my challenge this year. Use a different word to say what I mean. 
Absorb it,understand it and use it.

Should I eschew blogging, mindless internet surfing and trivial websites and focus on other important life issues?

Should I eschew rich food and wine?

(To myself)

putrescent

putrescent

(adj)

(pyoo-tres-uhnt)

"rotting"

The meaning of this word is easy to work out if you think about it, the pronunciation harder.

"The smell of putrescent fish can sometimes put me off going to the fish market."


Why not just say rotting,you might ask? Such a good and basic word.

Because putrescent sounds even more putrid.

lachrymose

lachrymose

(adj)

(lak-ruh-mohs)

"given to weeping,teary"

This clue appeared in a crossword that I was doing last week, and while I had read it before I had never really known what it meant or how to pronounce it.

 I do like the sound of it.

"Went and saw it last week. I was lachrymose during some emotional scenes - especially the one when she walks out of the water."

(To a friend who asked me if I had seen Love is All You Need.)

minutiae

minutiae

(n.pl)

(muy-nyoo-shee-uy)

"very small, precise details"

I know what this word means but I have heard it pronounced in many different ways. I may have used it once but did not feel confident that I was pronouncing it correctly. It's a hard one. I can't seem to get it to run smoothly off my tongue.

Have practised saying it and will try it out later today - perhaps:

Planning any event means focussing on the minutiae to make sure that everything runs smoothly. 

(to a colleague in relation to the large event I am in the middle of coordinating)

farrago

farrago 
(n)

(fuh-rah-goh)

"a medley or hotchpotch"


Who is responsible for this farrago?

(when I saw the mess in the kitchen)