Top Ten Tuesday: Rewind!

Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme organized by the 

bloggers at Broke and Bookish. This edition is a Top Ten Tuesday Rewind! Instead of everyone answering the same top ten topic, bloggers get to choose which topic they blog about from the list of Top Tens of the past. How cool is that? Without further ado, here is my Top Ten Tuesday Rewind:

Top Ten Favorite Words

Because every book lover has at least ten favorite words, right? 

(All definitions are courtesy of Dictionary.com)

10. Lackadaisical: without interest, vigor, or determination; listless; lethargic; lazy; indolent. This is a fun word to say and it also sounds pleasant, unlike the words in its definition. If someone wanted to call me lazy, I'd rather them call me lackadaisical. It sounds nicer and a lot more fun!

9. Ostentatious: characterized by or given to pretentious or conspicuous show in an attempt to impress others; (of actions, manner, qualities exhibited, etc.) intended to attract notice. Every time I hear or see this word, I think of my best friend Mandy. Just before final exams in middle school, we were quizzing each other on vocabulary words while swimming in my pool. We demonstrated our understanding of this word by splashing around the pool like we were trying to get people's attention. 

8. Defenestrate: to throw (a person or thing) out of a window. I love the English language because there is a four syllable, fancy sounding word that means to throw someone or something out of a window. 

7. Bane: a person or thing that ruins or spoils; a deadly poison (often used in combination, as in the names of poisonous plants); death; destruction; ruin. Who knew such a short word could pack so much punch?

6. Vacillate: to waver in mind or opinion; be indecisive or irresolute; to sway unsteadily; waver; totter; stagger; to oscillate or fluctuate. This is one of those SAT words that made it into my everyday vocabulary and, in turn, made it into my father's every day vocabulary as well. Yet again, it's another fun word that reminds me of someone I know. (In a good way, of course!)

5. Plethora: overabundance; excess. This word always makes me think of childhood lessons about the first Thanksgiving. I see cartoon type pictures in my head, depicting the plethora of tasty food stuffs the Pilgrims had to eat thanks to the help of the Native Americans. I don't know why I think of this every time I hear this word, but I do. I also enjoy this word because it puts a different spin on excess. Would you rather have an excess of something or a plethora? I'd rather have a plethora. 

4. Myriad: a very great or indefinitely great number of persons or things. Again, this is another word that makes something sound cooler and more sophisticated than it is. Would you rather have a myriad of friends or a great many friends? I'd rather have a myriad of friends. 

3. Alliteration: the commencement of two or more words of a word group with the same letter. (I chose to use the shorter of the two definitions.) I love the word alliteration almost as much as I love using alliteration in my writing. It makes for fun, catchy prose and the word itself is fun to say. 

2. Epitome: a person or thing that is typical of or possesses to a high degree the features of a whole class. I don't know why I like this word so much, but I do. It's a handy word to know and it is quite useful in a plethora of situations.

1. Slake: to allay (thirst, desire, wrath, etc) by satisfying; to cool or refresh (I only used two of the definitions). I don't know what it is about the word slake, but I find it to be an intriguing word. Why? Because it doesn't sound like a word that would could be used to express quenching a thirst or to refresh something. It sounds like more of a rough 'em up type of word, not a satisfying type of word. I guess that's the wonder of the English language, right? 

Thanks for stopping by and checking out my Top Ten Tuesday Rewind!