I think my vocabulary is pretty small compared to my contemporaries. In order to fix this, I'm making more of an effort to listen out for new words. Now when I hear one that I don't understand, I take the time to look it up; even if it means pausing the telly. I've started to do the crossword, it's only the Daily Mail but you have to start somewhere, right? It's a welcome break doing them in the canteen after lunch. It separates my playtime from the stresses of holding down 2 full time jobs!

Some of the words are strange and difficult to remember so I've decided to record them here. I intend to try and make a sentence using my new word during a conversation in the coming days. It'll help me keep them in mind.

I was getting a bit tired of only having 5 words to describe all my emotions. I've survived okay so far on "Ace", "Brilliant", "ok", "crap" and "shit" ordered in levels of okness. See what I mean?

New words to be used

rubric: [roo-brik]

1. a title, heading, direction, or the like, in a manuscript, book, statute, etc., written or printed in red or otherwise distinguished from the rest of the text.
2. a direction for the conduct of divine service or the administration of the sacraments, inserted in liturgical books
3. any established mode of conduct or procedure; protocol.
4. an explanatory comment; gloss.
5. a class or category.
6. adj. written, inscribed in, or marked with or as with red; rubrical.
7. adj. Archaic . red; ruddy

invective: [in-vek-tiv]

1. vehement or violent denunciation, censure, or reproach.
2. a railing accusation; vituperation.
3. an insulting or abusive word or expression.

monastic: [muh-nas-tik]

1. of or pertaining to monasteries: a monastic library.
2. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of monks or nuns, their manner of life, or their religious obligations: monastic vows.
3. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a secluded, dedicated, or austere manner of living.
4. adj. monastical