So apparently, according to Ray Bradbury in the Art of Writing, I should be keeping a list of words that might serve as a starting point or inspiration for my writing. Here's what I've come across so far that I've enjoyed reading or saying, or wished I could say:
- providence - n. a manifestation of divine care or direction
- insipid - adj. without distinctive, interesting, or stimulating qualities; vapid
- prodigious - adj. extraordinary in size, amount, extent, degree, force, etc.
- alacrity - n. cheerful readiness, promptness, or willingness
- despondent - adj. feeling or showing profound hopelessness, dejection, discouragement, or gloom
- fait accompli - Fr. an accomplished fact; a thing already done
- brevity - n. the quality of expressing much in few words: Brevity is the soul of wit.
- formidable - adj. causing fear, apprehension, or dread
- malaise - n. a vague or unfocused feeling of mental uneasiness, lethargy, or discomfort
- contrition - n. sincere penitence or remorse
- attrition - n. a reduction or decrease in number, size, or strength
- diffident - adj. lacking confidence in one's own ability, worth, or fitness; timid, shy; restrained or reserved in manner, conduct, etc.
- elusive
- strained
- estranged
- contrary
- monotonous
- unabridged/abridged
- impressive
- deceitful
- laud
- brazen
- calibrate
- dignify
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