WORD POWER
I'm currently studying for my GRE exam. And while verbal is my strong section in general, I decided to study that more than math... It's some type of weird form of procrastination - like when I learned the Greek alphabet instead of studying for physics class.
Right now I'm working on GRE vocab. Which is an amusing and enlightening experience for me. I LOVE words. I love learning new words, I love finding synonyms for words, I love researching word roots (this especially - etymology is one of my favorite things. I was the only person in my 8th grade class that was excited by the etymology lessons. This also applies to Chinese characters - I love finding similar characters, and researching their roots)... I just really love words.
Like the other day I found out that the Latin root "bell(i)" denotes something relating to war. So now words like belligerent, bellicose, rebellion, and antebellum make a shitload more sense.
Another thing I just learned - complacent and complaisant are VERY close to being synonyms (they both mean obliging). Except complacent refers more to a prideful contentment, whereas complaisant is more like a good natured obligingness. Subtle differences, but can refer to entirely different circumstances. I LOVE shit like that. I like ambiguity and variety in language. It makes things a lot more fun.
ANYWAY, since this is what is currently occupying my time, I felt the need to write about it...
Right now I'm working on GRE vocab. Which is an amusing and enlightening experience for me. I LOVE words. I love learning new words, I love finding synonyms for words, I love researching word roots (this especially - etymology is one of my favorite things. I was the only person in my 8th grade class that was excited by the etymology lessons. This also applies to Chinese characters - I love finding similar characters, and researching their roots)... I just really love words.
Like the other day I found out that the Latin root "bell(i)" denotes something relating to war. So now words like belligerent, bellicose, rebellion, and antebellum make a shitload more sense.
Another thing I just learned - complacent and complaisant are VERY close to being synonyms (they both mean obliging). Except complacent refers more to a prideful contentment, whereas complaisant is more like a good natured obligingness. Subtle differences, but can refer to entirely different circumstances. I LOVE shit like that. I like ambiguity and variety in language. It makes things a lot more fun.
ANYWAY, since this is what is currently occupying my time, I felt the need to write about it...