Let’s learn some more words.
I’m still working with a word list created in 2013, and I find it interesting that these are ideal 2020 words (which is not necessarily a good thing.) Here are five words to use:
- rambunctious: noisy and lacking in restraint or discipline
- quixotic: not sensible about practical matters
- quell: suppress or crush completely
- pique: a sudden outburst of anger
- paradigm: a standard or typical example
The tricky word on this list is pique. Lots of people say they are having one, but they spell it peek or peak. It’s so common that Grammar Girl wrote about it. You can peek at something, and you can climb a peak, but if you are angry, you are having a pique.
I’d rather not have a pique because people can’t use these three words correctly, so educate yourself. Remember, words have meaning, and using the wrong word ruins constructive communication, something we all desperately need.